diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index 5d91776e12a215cddf666a2a1674a5ff5749c92e..d38981567e4e74adf8760e7f3c8d59802148b6f2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -3090,7 +3090,7 @@ static int btrfs_extent_same(struct inode *src, u64 loff, u64 olen,
 static long btrfs_ioctl_file_extent_same(struct file *file,
 			struct btrfs_ioctl_same_args __user *argp)
 {
-	struct btrfs_ioctl_same_args *same;
+	struct btrfs_ioctl_same_args *same = NULL;
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_same_extent_info *info;
 	struct inode *src = file_inode(file);
 	u64 off;
@@ -3120,6 +3120,7 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_file_extent_same(struct file *file,
 
 	if (IS_ERR(same)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(same);
+		same = NULL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -3190,6 +3191,7 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_file_extent_same(struct file *file,
 
 out:
 	mnt_drop_write_file(file);
+	kfree(same);
 	return ret;
 }