diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 34110450a78f..f5c1d5479ba3 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -348,12 +348,12 @@ static int map_create(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	err = bpf_map_new_fd(map);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		/* failed to allocate fd.
-		 * bpf_map_put() is needed because the above
+		 * bpf_map_put_with_uref() is needed because the above
 		 * bpf_map_alloc_id() has published the map
 		 * to the userspace and the userspace may
 		 * have refcnt-ed it through BPF_MAP_GET_FD_BY_ID.
 		 */
-		bpf_map_put(map);
+		bpf_map_put_with_uref(map);
 		return err;
 	}