diff --git a/sys/fs/pseudofs/pseudofs.c b/sys/fs/pseudofs/pseudofs.c
--- a/sys/fs/pseudofs/pseudofs.c
+++ b/sys/fs/pseudofs/pseudofs.c
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@
 	if (error) {
 		pfs_destroy(root);
 		pi->pi_root = NULL;
+		pfs_fileno_uninit(pi);
 		return (error);
 	}