diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index 05d1a9c4fb7647181c744d5580183eec5b9587c2..d6c5fb53c746cc79a8aedbc47cab7e6fe9ada364 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -206,13 +206,15 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 
 	pr_debug("debugfs: creating file '%s'\n",name);
 
-	error = simple_pin_fs(&debug_fs_type, &debugfs_mount, &debugfs_mount_count);
+	error = simple_pin_fs(&debug_fs_type, &debugfs_mount,
+			      &debugfs_mount_count);
 	if (error)
 		goto exit;
 
 	error = debugfs_create_by_name(name, mode, parent, &dentry);
 	if (error) {
 		dentry = NULL;
+		simple_release_fs(&debugfs_mount, &debugfs_mount_count);
 		goto exit;
 	}