diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index 2f48c58d47cd..be45972ff95d 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -1225,6 +1225,8 @@ out_cancel:
 	dir_ui->ui_size = dir->i_size;
 	mutex_unlock(&dir_ui->ui_mutex);
 out_inode:
+	/* Free inode->i_link before inode is marked as bad. */
+	fscrypt_free_inode(inode);
 	make_bad_inode(inode);
 	iput(inode);
 out_fname: