diff --git a/block/bio-integrity.c b/block/bio-integrity.c
index 5bd90cd4b51e3c3251cf794395e96a9ab0963395..a059fad53f1b05161f7b0fec0b5c79ff9efb5533 100644
--- a/block/bio-integrity.c
+++ b/block/bio-integrity.c
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ bool bio_integrity_prep(struct bio *bio)
 
 		if (ret == 0) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "could not attach integrity payload\n");
-			kfree(buf);
 			status = BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
 			goto err_end_io;
 		}