diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index 8161090..46ba240 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -1078,10 +1078,8 @@
 	if (preloaded)
 		radix_tree_preload_end();
 
-	if (IS_ERR(blkg)) {
-		blkg_free(new_blkg);
+	if (IS_ERR(blkg))
 		return PTR_ERR(blkg);
-	}
 
 	q->root_blkg = blkg;
 	q->root_rl.blkg = blkg;