diff --git a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vfsops.c b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vfsops.c
index e6796ab1e3..6beaf8d5a4 100644
--- a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vfsops.c
+++ b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vfsops.c
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ afs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
     if (code) {
 	afs_globalVFS = NULL;
 	afs_FlushAllVCaches();
+#if defined(HAVE_LINUX_BDI_INIT)
+	bdi_destroy(afs_backing_dev_info);
+#endif
+	kfree(afs_backing_dev_info);
         module_put(THIS_MODULE);
     }