diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 445d9bb..d580df2 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -3926,10 +3926,13 @@
 	done_path_create(&new_path, new_dentry);
 	if (delegated_inode) {
 		error = break_deleg_wait(&delegated_inode);
-		if (!error)
+		if (!error) {
+			path_put(&old_path);
 			goto retry;
+		}
 	}
 	if (retry_estale(error, how)) {
+		path_put(&old_path);
 		how |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
 	}