diff --git a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
index ed576fdc6da0..efe86c3cfc4b 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
@@ -1482,6 +1482,8 @@ static int virtio_fs_get_tree(struct fs_context *fsc)
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		err = virtio_fs_fill_super(sb, fsc);
 		if (err) {
+			fuse_mount_put(fm);
+			sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 			deactivate_locked_super(sb);
 			return err;
 		}