diff --git a/fs/jbd/recovery.c b/fs/jbd/recovery.c
index 80d7f53fd0a7..de5bafb4e853 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/recovery.c
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ static int do_one_pass(journal_t *journal,
 		default:
 			jbd_debug(3, "Unrecognised magic %d, end of scan.\n",
 				  blocktype);
+			brelse(bh);
 			goto done;
 		}
 	}