diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 5e1845f2c25d..2edac3b39178 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ static int inotify_new_watch(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	if (ret) {
 		/* we failed to get on the inode, get off the idr */
 		inotify_remove_from_idr(group, tmp_i_mark);
+		dec_inotify_watches(group->inotify_data.ucounts);
 		goto out_err;
 	}