diff --git a/sys/fs/ufs/ufs.c b/sys/fs/ufs/ufs.c
index 4f5fea9..9ecb3ce 100644
--- a/sys/fs/ufs/ufs.c
+++ b/sys/fs/ufs/ufs.c
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@
   fd->offset = 0x0;
   fd->ino = ino;
   if (ino == 0x0) {
+    kfree(fd->dmadat);
     return (-1);
   }