diff --git a/src/afs/afs_disconnected.c b/src/afs/afs_disconnected.c
index a83d076de1..692dcbcd33 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_disconnected.c
+++ b/src/afs/afs_disconnected.c
@@ -702,7 +702,8 @@ afs_ProcessOpCreate(struct vcache *avc, struct vrequest *areq,
 	ttargetName = afs_osi_Alloc(tlen);
 	if (!ttargetName) {
 	    afs_PutDCache(tdc);
-	    return ENOMEM;
+	    code = ENOMEM;
+	    goto end;
 	}
 	ObtainReadLock(&tdc->lock);
 	tfile = afs_CFileOpen(&tdc->f.inode);