diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index 3817084..889f47e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -4151,6 +4151,7 @@ static int __init floppy_init(void)

 		disks[dr]->queue = blk_init_queue(do_fd_request, &floppy_lock);
 		if (!disks[dr]->queue) {
+			put_disk(disks[dr]);
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_put_disk;
 		}