diff --git a/fs/configfs/dir.c b/fs/configfs/dir.c
index d73d88d9c259..bc27e3ad97ff 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ static int configfs_create_dir(struct config_item *item, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return 0;
 
 out_remove:
+	configfs_put(dentry->d_fsdata);
 	configfs_remove_dirent(dentry);
 	return PTR_ERR(inode);
 }
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ int configfs_create_link(struct configfs_dirent *target, struct dentry *parent,
 	return 0;
 
 out_remove:
+	configfs_put(dentry->d_fsdata);
 	configfs_remove_dirent(dentry);
 	return PTR_ERR(inode);
 }