1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/vlib/buffer.c b/src/vlib/buffer.c
index a49200d1b8f..c4c05bbbcaa 100644
--- a/src/vlib/buffer.c
+++ b/src/vlib/buffer.c
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ retry:
     }
 
   if (error)
-    return error;
+    goto done;
 
   vec_reset_length (name);
   name = format (name, "default-numa-%d%c", numa_node, 0);
@@ -703,9 +703,14 @@ retry:
 				    physmem_map_index);
 
   if (*index == (u8) ~ 0)
-    return clib_error_return (0, "maximum number of buffer pools reached");
+    {
+      error = clib_error_return (0, "maximum number of buffer pools reached");
+      goto done;
+    }
 
-  return 0;
+done:
+  vec_free (name);
+  return error;
 }
 
 void