diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index 390946a078be1ff9454b342e1e036403120367be..c2ca1818f33583679ac3d96f8bbaa4f33949640a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -2547,6 +2547,7 @@ static void rbd_img_parent_read_callback(struct rbd_img_request *img_request)
 		obj_request->xferred = img_request->xferred;
 	}
 out:
+	rbd_img_request_put(img_request);
 	rbd_img_obj_request_read_callback(obj_request);
 	rbd_obj_request_complete(obj_request);
 }