diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index 8fde443..6ff2d77 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -757,15 +757,20 @@
 	if (!bdi->wb_congested)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	atomic_set(&bdi->wb_congested->refcnt, 1);
+
 	err = wb_init(&bdi->wb, bdi, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (err) {
-		kfree(bdi->wb_congested);
+		wb_congested_put(bdi->wb_congested);
 		return err;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void cgwb_bdi_destroy(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) { }
+static void cgwb_bdi_destroy(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
+{
+	wb_congested_put(bdi->wb_congested);
+}
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */