err = ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp_read(work, (void *)rsp,
                                             offsetof(struct smb2_read_rsp, Buffer),
                                             aux_payload_buf, nbytes);
-               if (err)
+               if (err) {
+                       kvfree(aux_payload_buf);
                        goto out;
+               }
                kvfree(rpc_resp);
        } else {
                err = ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp(work, (void *)rsp,
        err = ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp_read(work, (void *)rsp,
                                     offsetof(struct smb2_read_rsp, Buffer),
                                     aux_payload_buf, nbytes);
-       if (err)
+       if (err) {
+               kvfree(aux_payload_buf);
                goto out;
+       }
        ksmbd_fd_put(work, fp);
        return 0;