diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c b/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
index 40f7595aad10f..db233588a69af 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
@@ -535,7 +535,10 @@ static int cachefiles_read_backing_file(struct cachefiles_object *object,
 					    netpage->index, cachefiles_gfp);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			if (ret == -EEXIST) {
+				put_page(backpage);
+				backpage = NULL;
 				put_page(netpage);
+				netpage = NULL;
 				fscache_retrieval_complete(op, 1);
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -608,7 +611,10 @@ static int cachefiles_read_backing_file(struct cachefiles_object *object,
 					    netpage->index, cachefiles_gfp);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			if (ret == -EEXIST) {
+				put_page(backpage);
+				backpage = NULL;
 				put_page(netpage);
+				netpage = NULL;
 				fscache_retrieval_complete(op, 1);
 				continue;
 			}