diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/umem.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/umem.c
index 04f3c0db91265..0ae337bec4f24 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/umem.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/umem.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ struct ib_umem *ib_umem_get(struct ib_ucontext *context, unsigned long addr,
 		 IB_ACCESS_REMOTE_ATOMIC | IB_ACCESS_MW_BIND));
 
 	if (access & IB_ACCESS_ON_DEMAND) {
+		put_pid(umem->pid);
 		ret = ib_umem_odp_get(context, umem);
 		if (ret) {
 			kfree(umem);
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ struct ib_umem *ib_umem_get(struct ib_ucontext *context, unsigned long addr,
 
 	page_list = (struct page **) __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!page_list) {
+		put_pid(umem->pid);
 		kfree(umem);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}