diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c b/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
index e60be7bb55b0..c6c8a33c81d5 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
@@ -1054,6 +1054,7 @@ void nilfs_sysfs_delete_device_group(struct the_nilfs *nilfs)
 	nilfs_sysfs_delete_superblock_group(nilfs);
 	nilfs_sysfs_delete_segctor_group(nilfs);
 	kobject_del(&nilfs->ns_dev_kobj);
+	kobject_put(&nilfs->ns_dev_kobj);
 	kfree(nilfs->ns_dev_subgroups);
 }