diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_daemon.c b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_daemon.c
index fffbdb85a8..c93e4bf40a 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_daemon.c
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_daemon.c
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ void cm_QueueBKGRequest(cm_scache_t *scp, cm_bkgProc_t *procp, afs_uint32 p1, af
     lock_ReleaseWrite(&cm_daemonLockp[daemonID]);
 
     if (duplicate) {
+        cm_ReleaseSCache(scp);
+        cm_ReleaseUser(userp);
         free(rp);
     } else {
         osi_Wakeup((LONG_PTR) &cm_bkgListpp[daemonID]);