diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv-sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv-sysfs.c
index a9288175fbb54a17db2fb5db01aefdcd40341fa3..20efd44297fbb390f82cf568a1c2b752703aec67 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv-sysfs.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ rtrs_srv_destroy_once_sysfs_root_folders(struct rtrs_srv_sess *sess)
 		device_del(&srv->dev);
 		put_device(&srv->dev);
 	} else {
+		put_device(&srv->dev);
 		mutex_unlock(&srv->paths_mutex);
 	}
 }