diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
index a973905afd13..182a89bb24ef 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ static int remove_device_files(struct super_block *sb,
 		return PTR_ERR(dir);
 	}
 	simple_recursive_removal(dir, NULL);
+	dput(dir);
 	return 0;
 }