diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index ecd9ef0418c..3fa3b24947d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ static int crypt_iv_essiv_ctr(struct crypt_config *cc, struct dm_target *ti,
 
 	if (err) {
 		ti->error = "Error calculating hash in ESSIV";
+		kfree(salt);
 		return err;
 	}