diff --git a/fs/configfs/dir.c b/fs/configfs/dir.c
index d1f9d2632202..ec6519e1ca3b 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ 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);
 }
@@ -382,6 +383,7 @@ 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);
 }