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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index f2ccdbac8ed9..83198cb37d8d 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -498,8 +498,10 @@ int kobject_rename(struct kobject *kobj, const char *new_name)
kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
if (!kobj)
return -EINVAL;
- if (!kobj->parent)
+ if (!kobj->parent) {
+ kobject_put(kobj);
return -EINVAL;
+ }
devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!devpath) {