diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/bpf-lirc.c b/drivers/media/rc/bpf-lirc.c
index 40826bba06b6d52c06bef7eb64bea6a719496dd0..55400317ec539b3388337b1c49e63f0930b916dd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/bpf-lirc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/bpf-lirc.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ static int lirc_bpf_detach(struct rc_dev *rcdev, struct bpf_prog *prog)
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(raw->progs, new_array);
 	bpf_prog_array_free(old_array);
+	bpf_prog_put(prog);
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
 	return ret;