diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
index ef7cc8e101abf439513b44501b29bc121c2110af..fe2a6e030c8a053a2078becd5fc881a4a522e68e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ xchk_directory_leaf1_bestfree(
 	/* Read the free space block. */
 	error = xfs_dir3_leaf_read(sc->tp, sc->ip, lblk, &bp);
 	if (!xchk_fblock_process_error(sc, XFS_DATA_FORK, lblk, &error))
-		goto out;
+		return error;
 	xchk_buffer_recheck(sc, bp);
 
 	leaf = bp->b_addr;
@@ -568,9 +568,10 @@ xchk_directory_leaf1_bestfree(
 		xchk_directory_check_freesp(sc, lblk, dbp, best);
 		xfs_trans_brelse(sc->tp, dbp);
 		if (sc->sm->sm_flags & XFS_SCRUB_OFLAG_CORRUPT)
-			goto out;
+			break;
 	}
 out:
+	xfs_trans_brelse(sc->tp, bp);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -592,7 +593,7 @@ xchk_directory_free_bestfree(
 	/* Read the free space block */
 	error = xfs_dir2_free_read(sc->tp, sc->ip, lblk, &bp);
 	if (!xchk_fblock_process_error(sc, XFS_DATA_FORK, lblk, &error))
-		goto out;
+		return error;
 	xchk_buffer_recheck(sc, bp);
 
 	if (xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&sc->mp->m_sb)) {
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@ xchk_directory_free_bestfree(
 				0, &dbp);
 		if (!xchk_fblock_process_error(sc, XFS_DATA_FORK, lblk,
 				&error))
-			break;
+			goto out;
 		xchk_directory_check_freesp(sc, lblk, dbp, best);
 		xfs_trans_brelse(sc->tp, dbp);
 	}
@@ -623,6 +624,7 @@ xchk_directory_free_bestfree(
 	if (freehdr.nused + stale != freehdr.nvalid)
 		xchk_fblock_set_corrupt(sc, XFS_DATA_FORK, lblk);
 out:
+	xfs_trans_brelse(sc->tp, bp);
 	return error;
 }