diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
index 241829e596680f8be89941fc43ce0db642e29b18..f375167f16ea3be6a1509e0b67d119b5e03ef057 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -793,6 +793,7 @@ static void alua_rtpg_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		WARN_ON(pg->flags & ALUA_PG_RUN_RTPG);
 		WARN_ON(pg->flags & ALUA_PG_RUN_STPG);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pg->lock, flags);
+		kref_put(&pg->kref, release_port_group);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (pg->flags & ALUA_SYNC_STPG)