diff --git a/fs/afs/write.c b/fs/afs/write.c
index 0714abcd7f32..777ea2bbf401 100644
--- a/fs/afs/write.c
+++ b/fs/afs/write.c
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ static int afs_writepages_region(struct address_space *mapping,
 
 		if (PageWriteback(page) || !PageDirty(page)) {
 			unlock_page(page);
+			put_page(page);
 			continue;
 		}