diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index 23b6d00643c9..b1746273f186 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -2768,6 +2768,7 @@ char *ceph_mdsc_build_path(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc, struct dentry *dentry,
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				dput(parent);
 				dput(cur);
+				__putname(path);
 				return ERR_PTR(ret);
 			}
 
@@ -2777,6 +2778,7 @@ char *ceph_mdsc_build_path(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc, struct dentry *dentry,
 				if (len < 0) {
 					dput(parent);
 					dput(cur);
+					__putname(path);
 					return ERR_PTR(len);
 				}
 			}
@@ -2813,6 +2815,7 @@ char *ceph_mdsc_build_path(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc, struct dentry *dentry,
 		 * cannot ever succeed.  Creating paths that long is
 		 * possible with Ceph, but Linux cannot use them.
 		 */
+		__putname(path);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 	}