diff --git a/fs/afs/write.c b/fs/afs/write.c
index f865c3f05bea..26d809aee78b 100644
--- a/fs/afs/write.c
+++ b/fs/afs/write.c
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ static int afs_writepages_region(struct address_space *mapping,
 
 		if (PageWriteback(page) || !PageDirty(page)) {
 			unlock_page(page);
+			put_page(page);
 			continue;
 		}