diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
index b27791029fa9..b9f4a2937c3a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static int qibfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct inode *inode = new_inode(dir->i_sb);
 
 	if (!inode) {
+		dput(dentry);
 		error = -EPERM;
 		goto bail;
 	}