diff --git a/drivers/char/pty.c b/drivers/char/pty.c
index c3ab8c3110c97566bed5cf4dfea85010630895d6..3c6b7911665f80568938a7ba680568baafc7c6ed 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pty.c
@@ -544,8 +544,6 @@ static int pty_unix98_install(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_struct *tty)
 	module_put(o_tty->driver->owner);
 	free_tty_struct(o_tty);
 	pty_unix98_shutdown(tty);
-	free_tty_struct(tty);
-	module_put(driver->owner);
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }