diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 8f50c9c19f1b..9433ab9995cd 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -2717,7 +2717,6 @@ static int bpf_tracing_prog_attach(struct bpf_prog *prog,
 out_put_prog:
 	if (tgt_prog_fd && tgt_prog)
 		bpf_prog_put(tgt_prog);
-	bpf_prog_put(prog);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2830,7 +2829,10 @@ static int bpf_raw_tracepoint_open(const union bpf_attr *attr)
 			tp_name = prog->aux->attach_func_name;
 			break;
 		}
-		return bpf_tracing_prog_attach(prog, 0, 0);
+		err = bpf_tracing_prog_attach(prog, 0, 0);
+		if (err >= 0)
+			return err;
+		goto out_put_prog;
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_RAW_TRACEPOINT:
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_RAW_TRACEPOINT_WRITABLE:
 		if (strncpy_from_user(buf,