--- a/sys/dev/raid/vinum/vinumio.c	2026-09-21 23:37:03.060829040 +0000
+++ b/sys/dev/raid/vinum/vinumio.c	2026-09-21 23:42:20.468698920 +0000
@@ -689,6 +689,8 @@
     CHECKALLOC(drivelist, "Can't allocate memory");
     error = setjmp(command_fail);			    /* come back here on error */
     if (error) {					    /* longjmped out */
+	Free(drivelist);
+	vinum_conf.flags &= ~VF_READING_CONFIG;
 	return error;
     }
 
@@ -749,6 +751,8 @@
 	    log(LOG_WARNING, "vinum: no drives found\n");
 	else
 	    log(LOG_INFO, "vinum: no additional drives found\n");
+	Free(drivelist);
+	vinum_conf.flags &= ~VF_READING_CONFIG;
 	return ENOENT;
     }
     /*