diff --git a/crypto/tcrypt.c b/crypto/tcrypt.c
index f61d2f40dd9076342f46b50afc5e51f2c1562578..14213a096fd29df0b12e2c23142289890c68d16d 100644
--- a/crypto/tcrypt.c
+++ b/crypto/tcrypt.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static void test_mb_aead_speed(const char *algo, int enc, int secs,
 	for (i = 0; i < num_mb; ++i)
 		if (testmgr_alloc_buf(data[i].xoutbuf)) {
 			while (i--)
-				testmgr_free_buf(data[i].axbuf);
+				testmgr_free_buf(data[i].xoutbuf);
 			goto out_free_axbuf;
 		}