diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index c21cb146086c..e3798cf7f49d 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -2004,7 +2004,6 @@ static int replace_map_fd_with_map_ptr(struct verifier_env *env)
 			if (IS_ERR(map)) {
 				verbose("fd %d is not pointing to valid bpf_map\n",
 					insn->imm);
-				fdput(f);
 				return PTR_ERR(map);
 			}