diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c b/fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c
index 7c9809523f42..7efe1745494d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ calc_exit_2:
 	   compare with the NTLM example */
 	hmac_md5_final(ses->server->ntlmv2_hash, pctxt);
 
+	kfree(pctxt);
 	return rc;
 }