diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 684d7549825a..24fbc7765828 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -2755,6 +2755,11 @@ static int futex_wait_requeue_pi(u32 __user *uaddr, unsigned int flags,
 		if (q.pi_state && (q.pi_state->owner != current)) {
 			spin_lock(q.lock_ptr);
 			ret = fixup_pi_state_owner(uaddr2, &q, current);
+			/*
+			 * Drop the reference to the pi state which
+			 * the requeue_pi() code acquired for us.
+			 */
+			free_pi_state(q.pi_state);
 			spin_unlock(q.lock_ptr);
 		}
 	} else {