diff --git a/fs/bio.c b/fs/bio.c
index cf747378..d4f0632 100644
--- a/fs/bio.c
+++ b/fs/bio.c
@@ -465,8 +465,10 @@
 
 		ret = bio_integrity_clone(b, bio, gfp_mask, fs_bio_set);
 
-		if (ret < 0)
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			bio_put(b);
 			return NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return b;