diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
index 2e02efb..4ed8ddf 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ static int ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref(handle_t *handle, struct inode *ea_inode,
 		ext4_error_inode(ea_inode, __func__, __LINE__, 0,
 			"EA inode %lu ref wraparound: ref_count=%lld ref_change=%d",
 			ea_inode->i_ino, ref_count, ref_change);
+		brelse(iloc.bh);
 		ret = -EFSCORRUPTED;
 		goto out;
 	}