1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index d65390727541..7325baa8f9d4 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -1626,9 +1626,11 @@ static void drop_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header *header)
         if (--header->nreg)
                 return;
 
-        if (parent)
+        if (parent) {
                 put_links(header);
-        start_unregistering(header);
+                start_unregistering(header);
+        }
+
         if (!--header->count)
                 kfree_rcu(header, rcu);