diff --git a/fs/configfs/symlink.c b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
index c8afa6b1d91d..32a5f46b1157 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ static int get_target(const char *symname, struct path *path,
 				ret = -ENOENT;
 				path_put(path);
 			}
-		} else
+		} else {
 			ret = -EPERM;
+			path_put(path);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return ret;