diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
index 455e966eeff3..b27791029fa9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ static int remove_device_files(struct super_block *sb,
 		return PTR_ERR(dir);
 	}
 	simple_recursive_removal(dir, NULL);
+	dput(dir);
 	return 0;
 }