diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 847d50e699d..d4ea9595df0 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -2488,7 +2488,7 @@
         "description": "iris: Don't leak the surface if uncompressed re-interp fails",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "a032a9665f275085c825b54b62128ae90adba1c6"
     },
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_state.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_state.c
index b6babd4d671..e493eea0b3c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_state.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_state.c
@@ -2668,8 +2668,10 @@ iris_create_surface(struct pipe_context *ctx,
        *
        * Return NULL to force gallium frontends to take fallback paths.
        */
-      if (view->array_len > 1 || GFX_VER == 8)
+      if (view->array_len > 1 || GFX_VER == 8) {
+         free(surf);
          return NULL;
+      }
 
       const bool is_3d = res->surf.dim == ISL_SURF_DIM_3D;
       isl_surf_get_image_surf(&screen->isl_dev, &res->surf,