diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index 18e2f54737d1..e566652ac922 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -1771,8 +1771,10 @@ static int fuse_retrieve(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct inode *inode,
 	req->in.args[1].size = total_len;
 
 	err = fuse_request_send_notify_reply(fc, req, outarg->notify_unique);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
 		fuse_retrieve_end(fc, req);
+		fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	}
 
 	return err;
 }