diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/device.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/device.c
index 3486bf33474d..e3d943c65419 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/device.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/device.c
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ static int hl_device_release_ctrl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	list_del(&hpriv->dev_node);
 	mutex_unlock(&hdev->fpriv_list_lock);
 
+	put_pid(hpriv->taskpid);
+
 	kfree(hpriv);
 
 	return 0;