diff --git a/fs/cifsd/vfs.c b/fs/cifsd/vfs.c
index e70b67e41cd4..85872416bf9b 100644
--- a/fs/cifsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifsd/vfs.c
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_stream_read(struct ksmbd_file *fp, char *buf, loff_t *pos,
 	}
 
 	memcpy(buf, &stream_buf[*pos], count);
+	kvfree(stream_buf);
 	return v_len > count ? count : v_len;
 }