diff --git a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
index 8bd69062fbe5..28c97aee6d8f 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ cleanup:
 	for (i = 0; i < NR; i++)
 		bpf_prog_array_free(arrays[i]);
 
+	for (p = cgroup_parent(cgrp); p; p = cgroup_parent(p))
+		cgroup_bpf_put(p);
+
 	percpu_ref_exit(&cgrp->bpf.refcnt);
 
 	return -ENOMEM;