diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 702b88cbd91d2dc91eb81cb41784574b89df4edd..b54b0a1b7c68589c0dd6d1b00f9e103db1673e19 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -751,8 +751,11 @@ static int bd_claim_by_kobject(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder,
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&bdev->bd_mutex, BD_MUTEX_PARTITION);
 	res = bd_claim(bdev, holder);
-	if (res == 0)
+	if (res == 0) {
 		res = add_bd_holder(bdev, bo);
+		if (res)
+			bd_release(bdev);
+	}
 	if (res)
 		free_bd_holder(bo);
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);