diff --git a/fs/autofs4/expire.c b/fs/autofs4/expire.c
index 141f9bc213a3..94a0017c923b 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/expire.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/expire.c
@@ -472,9 +472,10 @@ struct dentry *autofs4_expire_indirect(struct super_block *sb,
 		 */
 		flags &= ~AUTOFS_EXP_LEAVES;
 		found = should_expire(expired, mnt, timeout, how);
-		if (!found || found != expired)
-			/* Something has changed, continue */
+		if (found != expired) { // something has changed, continue
+			dput(found);
 			goto next;
+		}
 
 		if (expired != dentry)
 			dput(dentry);