diff --git a/fs/dlm/user.c b/fs/dlm/user.c
index 929e48ae7591199cc0e6e4c80eb4516c939bfd60..34f14a14fb4e41e0e8b5b8a0ed207f7f37976703 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/user.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/user.c
@@ -527,8 +527,10 @@ static ssize_t device_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 		k32buf = (struct dlm_write_request32 *)kbuf;
 		kbuf = kmalloc(count + 1 + (sizeof(struct dlm_write_request) -
 			       sizeof(struct dlm_write_request32)), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!kbuf)
+		if (!kbuf) {
+			kfree(k32buf);
 			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 
 		if (proc)
 			set_bit(DLM_PROC_FLAGS_COMPAT, &proc->flags);
@@ -539,8 +541,10 @@ static ssize_t device_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 
 	/* do we really need this? can a write happen after a close? */
 	if ((kbuf->cmd == DLM_USER_LOCK || kbuf->cmd == DLM_USER_UNLOCK) &&
-	    (proc && test_bit(DLM_PROC_FLAGS_CLOSING, &proc->flags)))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	    (proc && test_bit(DLM_PROC_FLAGS_CLOSING, &proc->flags))) {
+		error = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_free;
+	}
 
 	sigfillset(&allsigs);
 	sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &allsigs, &tmpsig);