1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
index 3deb20a126b2..c0348ff9a602 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ acpi_ex_load_table_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                                        walk_state);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                         (void)acpi_ex_unload_table(ddb_handle);
+
+                        acpi_ut_remove_reference(ddb_handle);
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
         }
@@ -454,6 +456,10 @@ acpi_ex_load_op(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
+        /* Remove the reference by added by acpi_ex_store above */
+
+        acpi_ut_remove_reference(ddb_handle);
+
         /* Invoke table handler if present */
 
         if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
@@ -530,8 +536,5 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_unload_table(union acpi_operand_object *ddb_handle)
         (void)acpi_tb_release_owner_id(table_index);
         acpi_tb_set_table_loaded_flag(table_index, FALSE);
 
-        /* Table unloaded, remove a reference to the ddb_handle object */
-
-        acpi_ut_remove_reference(ddb_handle);
         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }