diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
index 23b21e943652..ef4784e72b1d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
@@ -1266,6 +1266,7 @@ cifs_acl_to_fattr(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct cifs_fattr *fattr,
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: error %d getting sec desc\n", __func__, rc);
 	} else if (mode_from_special_sid) {
 		rc = parse_sec_desc(cifs_sb, pntsd, acllen, fattr, true);
+		kfree(pntsd);
 	} else {
 		/* get approximated mode from ACL */
 		rc = parse_sec_desc(cifs_sb, pntsd, acllen, fattr, false);