diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/btree.c b/fs/hfsplus/btree.c
index de14b2b6881bb73c421bea985873848641c8e9a9..3de3bc4918b551314004bd4b76c92d2c1e9aa0a9 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/btree.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/btree.c
@@ -454,14 +454,15 @@ void hfs_bmap_free(struct hfs_bnode *node)
 
 		nidx -= len * 8;
 		i = node->next;
-		hfs_bnode_put(node);
 		if (!i) {
 			/* panic */;
 			pr_crit("unable to free bnode %u. "
 					"bmap not found!\n",
 				node->this);
+			hfs_bnode_put(node);
 			return;
 		}
+		hfs_bnode_put(node);
 		node = hfs_bnode_find(tree, i);
 		if (IS_ERR(node))
 			return;