diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index d170c57665406d05aeadf880ab2c0400012696c3..cdf9d9538d497ea305eeb3de8d143f4c5be60741 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -4272,6 +4272,7 @@ void destroy_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
 
 		/* rescuer will empty maydays list before exiting */
 		kthread_stop(rescuer->task);
+		kfree(rescuer);
 	}
 
 	/* sanity checks */