diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/super.c b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
index 1a34e20ac995..9646cde02010 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
@@ -539,8 +539,10 @@ static int hfsplus_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_put_root;
 	err = hfsplus_cat_build_key(sb, fd.search_key, HFSPLUS_ROOT_CNID, &str);
-	if (unlikely(err < 0))
+	if (unlikely(err < 0)) {
+		hfs_find_exit(&fd);
 		goto out_put_root;
+	}
 	if (!hfsplus_brec_read_cat(&fd, &entry)) {
 		hfs_find_exit(&fd);
 		if (entry.type != cpu_to_be16(HFSPLUS_FOLDER)) {