diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_cluster.c b/sys/kern/vfs_cluster.c
index f498b189fc2b..6bfc12078f7c 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_cluster.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_cluster.c
@@ -797,8 +797,10 @@ cluster_wbuild(vp, size, start_lbn, len)
 				if (i != 0) { /* if not first buffer */
 					for (j = 0; j < tbp->b_npages; j += 1) {
 						m = tbp->b_pages[j];
-						if (m->flags & PG_BUSY)
+						if (m->flags & PG_BUSY) {
+							bqrelse(tbp);
 							goto finishcluster;
+						}
 					}
 				}