diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index fc13a3c8bc48..4f274f21c4ab 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -2244,6 +2244,7 @@ static void _lgopen_prepare_attached(struct nfs4_opendata *data,
 					     &rng, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!lgp) {
 		pnfs_clear_first_layoutget(lo);
+		nfs_layoutget_end(lo);
 		pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo);
 		return;
 	}