diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gp10b/gr_gp10b.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gp10b/gr_gp10b.c
index 8d02c8f69..4d7c6d697 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gp10b/gr_gp10b.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gp10b/gr_gp10b.c
@@ -1969,6 +1969,7 @@ static int gr_gp10b_get_cilp_preempt_pending_chid(struct gk20a *g, int *__chid)
 
 	tsg = tsg_gk20a_from_ch(ch);
 	if (!tsg) {
+		gk20a_channel_put(ch);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}