diff --git a/fs/nfs/sysfs.c b/fs/nfs/sysfs.c
index 784f7c1d003b..53d4cdf28ee0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/sysfs.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ static struct nfs_netns_client *nfs_netns_client_alloc(struct kobject *parent,
 			return p;
 
 		kobject_put(&p->kobject);
+		kobject_put(&p->nfs_net_kobj);
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }