diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_mipmap_tree.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_mipmap_tree.c
index 69024c0678b..6b89bf6848a 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_mipmap_tree.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_mipmap_tree.c
@@ -927,8 +927,10 @@ miptree_create_for_planar_image(struct brw_context *brw,
                                      image->strides[index],
                                      tiling,
                                      MIPTREE_CREATE_NO_AUX);
-      if (mt == NULL)
+      if (mt == NULL) {
+         intel_miptree_release(&planar_mt);
          return NULL;
+      }
 
       mt->target = target;