diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4idmap.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4idmap.c
index 8d8aba305ecca0..f331866dd41824 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4idmap.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4idmap.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ nfs_idmap_new(struct nfs_client *clp)
 err_destroy_pipe:
 	rpc_destroy_pipe_data(idmap->idmap_pipe);
 err:
-	get_user_ns(idmap->user_ns);
+	put_user_ns(idmap->user_ns);
 	kfree(idmap);
 	return error;
 }