diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index dbcfe361831a..ac10339ea417 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -191,8 +191,10 @@ static int spufs_fill_dir(struct dentry *dir,
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		ret = spufs_new_file(dir->d_sb, dentry, files->ops,
 					files->mode & mode, files->size, ctx);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			dput(dentry);
 			return ret;
+		}
 		files++;
 	}
 	return 0;