diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index 5e1763cf6b48..05717580dfbf 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -2982,6 +2982,8 @@ static noinline int split_node(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
 	ret = btrfs_tree_mod_log_eb_copy(split, c, 0, mid, c_nritems - mid);
 	if (ret) {
+		btrfs_tree_unlock(split);
+		free_extent_buffer(split);
 		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
 		return ret;
 	}