diff --git a/fs/ext4/inline.c b/fs/ext4/inline.c
index d06cfe372609..1008384d5ed5 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inline.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inline.c
@@ -702,8 +702,11 @@ int ext4_try_to_write_inline_data(struct address_space *mapping,
 
 	if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
 		ret = ext4_read_inline_page(inode, page);
-		if (ret < 0)
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			unlock_page(page);
+			put_page(page);
 			goto out_up_read;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ret = 1;