diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/netfs/shared/RequestUnflattener.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/netfs/shared/RequestUnflattener.cpp
index 41c99416c5..e682d68bfe 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/netfs/shared/RequestUnflattener.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/netfs/shared/RequestUnflattener.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Reader::Read(int32 size, void** buffer, bool* mustFree)
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
 	status_t error = Read(*buffer, size);
 	if (error != B_OK) {
-		free(buffer);
+		free(*buffer);
 		return error;
 	}
 	return error;