diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index f3d146b86943..ba9f96efc8ee 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -2767,6 +2767,7 @@ retry:
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				dput(parent);
 				dput(cur);
+				__putname(path);
 				return ERR_PTR(ret);
 			}
 
@@ -2776,6 +2777,7 @@ retry:
 				if (len < 0) {
 					dput(parent);
 					dput(cur);
+					__putname(path);
 					return ERR_PTR(len);
 				}
 			}
@@ -2812,6 +2814,7 @@ retry:
 		 * cannot ever succeed.  Creating paths that long is
 		 * possible with Ceph, but Linux cannot use them.
 		 */
+		__putname(path);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 	}