diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
index 78f73ca1ef3e..84350e1be66d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
@@ -1088,7 +1088,8 @@ static void *gfs2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 		error = vfs_follow_link(nd, buf);
 		if (buf != array)
 			kfree(buf);
-	}
+	} else
+		path_put(&nd->path);
 
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }