1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/sunrpc/cache.c b/net/sunrpc/cache.c
index 25d58e766014..1d3c5144a331 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/cache.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/cache.c
@@ -986,8 +986,10 @@ static int cache_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
         nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
         if (filp->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
                 rp = kmalloc(sizeof(*rp), GFP_KERNEL);
-                if (!rp)
+                if (!rp) {
+                        module_put(cd->owner);
                         return -ENOMEM;
+                }
                 rp->offset = 0;
                 rp->q.reader = 1;
                 atomic_inc(&cd->readers);