diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
index c6de7df58935..73535fca4980 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
@@ -1464,7 +1464,6 @@ ffs_vgetf(mp, ino, flags, vpp, ffs_flags)
 		vp->v_vflag |= VV_FORCEINSMQ;
 	error = insmntque(vp, mp);
 	if (error != 0) {
-		uma_zfree(uma_inode, ip);
 		*vpp = NULL;
 		return (error);
 	}