diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 34644ce4b502..2dc9c73a4cb2 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -1546,10 +1546,8 @@ static int __blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part)
 	 */
 	if (!for_part) {
 		ret = devcgroup_inode_permission(bdev->bd_inode, perm);
-		if (ret != 0) {
-			bdput(bdev);
+		if (ret != 0)
 			return ret;
-		}
 	}
 
  restart:
@@ -1618,8 +1616,10 @@ static int __blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part)
 				goto out_clear;
 			BUG_ON(for_part);
 			ret = __blkdev_get(whole, mode, 1);
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				bdput(whole);
 				goto out_clear;
+			}
 			bdev->bd_contains = whole;
 			bdev->bd_part = disk_get_part(disk, partno);
 			if (!(disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP) ||
@@ -1669,7 +1669,6 @@ static int __blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part)
 	disk_unblock_events(disk);
 	put_disk_and_module(disk);
  out:
-	bdput(bdev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1736,6 +1735,9 @@ int blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, void *holder)
 		bdput(whole);
 	}
 
+	if (res)
+		bdput(bdev);
+
 	return res;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blkdev_get);