diff --git a/fs/hmdfs/inode_local.c b/fs/hmdfs/inode_local.c
index 94ff9793d092c5e2ea1f946ebbc2f090d2b7d60c..01e214436d84935b7a701c65b3342c862656d481 100644
--- a/fs/hmdfs/inode_local.c
+++ b/fs/hmdfs/inode_local.c
@@ -601,9 +601,9 @@ int hmdfs_unlink_local_dentry(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 
 	hmdfs_drop_remote_cache_dents(dentry->d_parent);
 	d_drop(dentry);
-	hmdfs_put_lower_path(&lower_path);
 
 path_err:
+	hmdfs_put_lower_path(&lower_path);
 	if (error)
 		hmdfs_clear_drop_flag(dentry->d_parent);
 	return error;