diff --git a/source/fs/mufs/path.c b/source/fs/mufs/path.c
index 21b5215..7f59eb5 100644
--- a/source/fs/mufs/path.c
+++ b/source/fs/mufs/path.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ int mufs_rename(struct mufs *fs, const char *old, const char *new)
 	free(path);
 
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return -1;
+		goto err_del_subtree;
 
 	type = stat.type;
 
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ int mufs_rename(struct mufs *fs, const char *old, const char *new)
 	if (mufs_rmpath(fs, old) < 0)
 		goto err_del_subtree;
 
+	mufs_del_tree(subtree);
 	return 0;
 
 err_del_subtree: