1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/md-cluster.c b/drivers/md/md-cluster.c
index 7299ce2f08a8..03082e17c65c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md-cluster.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md-cluster.c
@@ -1311,8 +1311,10 @@ static int add_new_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
         cmsg.raid_slot = cpu_to_le32(rdev->desc_nr);
         lock_comm(cinfo, 1);
         ret = __sendmsg(cinfo, &cmsg);
-        if (ret)
+        if (ret) {
+                unlock_comm(cinfo);
                 return ret;
+        }
         cinfo->no_new_dev_lockres->flags |= DLM_LKF_NOQUEUE;
         ret = dlm_lock_sync(cinfo->no_new_dev_lockres, DLM_LOCK_EX);
         cinfo->no_new_dev_lockres->flags &= ~DLM_LKF_NOQUEUE;