diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index 79d45fa59900..d11951586e1f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -459,8 +459,11 @@ spufs_create_context(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry,
 	}
 
 	ret = spufs_mkdir(inode, dentry, flags, mode & 0777);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		if (neighbor)
+			put_spu_context(neighbor);
 		goto out_aff_unlock;
+	}
 
 	if (affinity) {
 		spufs_set_affinity(flags, SPUFS_I(d_inode(dentry))->i_ctx,