diff --git a/fs/ext4/crypto.c b/fs/ext4/crypto.c
index e20ac0654b3f..453d4da5de52 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/crypto.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ int ext4_fname_setup_filename(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *iname,
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_UNICODE)
 	err = ext4_fname_setup_ci_filename(dir, iname, fname);
+	if (err)
+		ext4_fname_free_filename(fname);
 #endif
 	return err;
 }
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ int ext4_fname_prepare_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_UNICODE)
 	err = ext4_fname_setup_ci_filename(dir, &dentry->d_name, fname);
+	if (err)
+		ext4_fname_free_filename(fname);
 #endif
 	return err;
 }