diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 7afec961c572..76484137233a 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -5138,6 +5138,7 @@ int kern_sys_bpf(int cmd, union bpf_attr *attr, unsigned int size)
 		run_ctx.saved_run_ctx = NULL;
 		if (!__bpf_prog_enter_sleepable_recur(prog, &run_ctx)) {
 			/* recursion detected */
+			__bpf_prog_exit_sleepable_recur(prog, 0, &run_ctx);
 			bpf_prog_put(prog);
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}