diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index beaf076d9733..530dd13fa98b 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -1296,6 +1296,7 @@ int get_tree_bdev(struct fs_context *fc,
 	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
 	if (bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count > 0) {
 		mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
+		blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
 		warnf(fc, "%pg: Can't mount, blockdev is frozen", bdev);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
@@ -1304,8 +1305,10 @@ int get_tree_bdev(struct fs_context *fc,
 	fc->sget_key = bdev;
 	s = sget_fc(fc, test_bdev_super_fc, set_bdev_super_fc);
 	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_fsfreeze_mutex);
-	if (IS_ERR(s))
+	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
+		blkdev_put(bdev, mode);
 		return PTR_ERR(s);
+	}
 
 	if (s->s_root) {
 		/* Don't summarily change the RO/RW state. */