diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
index 4317f177ea7cb27c46cb315f5055205f3a0addc7..ba7c10c917fcd1545a668c53f6abb2819b04f3bc 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ int load_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
 	nilfs_mdt_destroy(nilfs->ns_cpfile);
 	nilfs_mdt_destroy(nilfs->ns_sufile);
 	nilfs_mdt_destroy(nilfs->ns_dat);
+	nilfs_mdt_destroy(nilfs->ns_gc_dat);
 
  failed:
 	nilfs_clear_recovery_info(&ri);