diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 90b657b50f81..15c8413ee929 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -1388,6 +1388,7 @@ int filemap_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	size = (i_size_read(inode) + PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	if (unlikely(vmf->pgoff >= size)) {
 		unlock_page(page);
+		page_cache_release(page);
 		goto outside_data_content;
 	}