diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 444c305a468c..4cd5d5d78f9f 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -752,6 +752,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(inotify_init1, int, flags)
 	if (ret >= 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	fsnotify_put_group(group);
 	atomic_dec(&user->inotify_devs);
 out_free_uid:
 	free_uid(user);