diff --git a/fs/dlm/config.c b/fs/dlm/config.c
index 3b1012a3c439..b7e288cf3f5f 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/config.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/config.c
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ struct dlm_cluster {
 	unsigned int cl_new_rsb_count;
 	unsigned int cl_recover_callbacks;
 	char cl_cluster_name[DLM_LOCKSPACE_LEN];
+
+	struct dlm_spaces *sps;
+	struct dlm_comms *cms;
 };
 
 static struct dlm_cluster *config_item_to_cluster(struct config_item *i)
@@ -354,6 +357,9 @@ static struct config_group *make_cluster(struct config_group *g,
 	if (!cl || !sps || !cms)
 		goto fail;
 
+	cl->sps = sps;
+	cl->cms = cms;
+
 	config_group_init_type_name(&cl->group, name, &cluster_type);
 	config_group_init_type_name(&sps->ss_group, "spaces", &spaces_type);
 	config_group_init_type_name(&cms->cs_group, "comms", &comms_type);
@@ -403,6 +409,9 @@ static void drop_cluster(struct config_group *g, struct config_item *i)
 static void release_cluster(struct config_item *i)
 {
 	struct dlm_cluster *cl = config_item_to_cluster(i);
+
+	kfree(cl->sps);
+	kfree(cl->cms);
 	kfree(cl);
 }