diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 34a2c41810e2..dfea623d1375 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -4460,6 +4460,7 @@ static vm_fault_t hugetlb_no_page(struct mm_struct *mm,
 		/* Check for page in userfault range. */
 		if (userfaultfd_minor(vma)) {
 			unlock_page(page);
+			put_page(page);
 			ret = hugetlb_handle_userfault(vma, mapping, idx,
 						       flags, haddr,
 						       VM_UFFD_MINOR);