diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index ee305455bd8d..fc7174b32e98 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -1963,8 +1963,10 @@ static int kvm_vcpu_ioctl_enable_cap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			break;
 
 		r = -ENXIO;
-		if (!xive_enabled())
+		if (!xive_enabled()) {
+			fdput(f);
 			break;
+		}
 
 		r = -EPERM;
 		dev = kvm_device_from_filp(f.file);