1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/syscalls.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/syscalls.c
index 5665dcc382c7..8591bb62d7fc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/syscalls.c
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ static long do_spu_create(const char __user *pathname, unsigned int flags,
         ret = PTR_ERR(dentry);
         if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
                 ret = spufs_create(&path, dentry, flags, mode, neighbor);
+                mutex_unlock(&path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+                dput(dentry);
                 path_put(&path);
         }