diff --git a/fs/sdcardfs/derived_perm.c b/fs/sdcardfs/derived_perm.c
index 0bb442338a85..ca239a942065 100644
--- a/fs/sdcardfs/derived_perm.c
+++ b/fs/sdcardfs/derived_perm.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ retry_deleg:
 		if (error)
 			pr_err("sdcardfs: Failed to touch up lower fs gid/uid.\n");
 	}
+	sdcardfs_put_lower_path(dentry, &path);
 }
 
 static int descendant_may_need_fixup(struct sdcardfs_inode_info *info, struct limit_search *limit) {