diff --git a/simple.c b/simple.c
index 5c3231f..de6724e 100644
--- a/simple.c
+++ b/simple.c
@@ -533,6 +533,8 @@ static int simplefs_create_fs_object(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	memcpy(dir_contents_datablock, record,
 	       sizeof(struct simplefs_dir_record));
 
+	kfree(record);
+
 	mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
 	sync_dirty_buffer(bh);
 	brelse(bh);