diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index dd362739d291..d15fd5f9f5c5 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ static void close_connection(struct connection *con, bool and_other)
 	if (con->othercon && and_other) {
 		/* Will only re-enter once. */
 		close_connection(con->othercon, false);
+		kmem_cache_free(con_cache, con->othercon);
+		con->othercon = NULL;
 	}
 	if (con->rx_page) {
 		__free_page(con->rx_page);