diff --git a/mm/sparse.c b/mm/sparse.c
index 78bbecd904c3..191e29cca3fb 100644
--- a/mm/sparse.c
+++ b/mm/sparse.c
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ static void __init sparse_init_nid(int nid, unsigned long pnum_begin,
 			pr_err("%s: node[%d] memory map backing failed. Some memory will not be available.",
 			       __func__, nid);
 			pnum_begin = pnum;
+			sparse_buffer_fini();
 			goto failed;
 		}
 		check_usemap_section_nr(nid, usage);