diff --git a/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/fsctl.c b/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/fsctl.c
index 16b3f2cf441..10cd811ce79 100644
--- a/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/fsctl.c
+++ b/reactos/drivers/filesystems/fastfat/fsctl.c
@@ -417,9 +417,12 @@ ReadVolumeLabel(
             Status = VfatReadDisk(DeviceObject, &FileOffset, PAGE_SIZE, (PUCHAR)Buffer, TRUE);
             if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
             {
-                ExFreePoolWithTag(Entry, TAG_VFAT);
+                ExFreePoolWithTag(Buffer, TAG_VFAT);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Entry = Buffer;
             }
-            Entry = Buffer;
         }
         else
         {