diff --git a/net/sched/sch_tbf.c b/net/sched/sch_tbf.c
index 78e79029dc631..6eb17004a9e44 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_tbf.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_tbf.c
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ static int tbf_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_TBF_MAX + 1];
 	struct tc_tbf_qopt *qopt;
 	struct Qdisc *child = NULL;
+	struct Qdisc *old = NULL;
 	struct psched_ratecfg rate;
 	struct psched_ratecfg peak;
 	u64 max_size;
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ static int tbf_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	sch_tree_lock(sch);
 	if (child) {
 		qdisc_tree_flush_backlog(q->qdisc);
-		qdisc_put(q->qdisc);
+		old = q->qdisc;
 		q->qdisc = child;
 	}
 	q->limit = qopt->limit;
@@ -453,6 +454,7 @@ static int tbf_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	memcpy(&q->peak, &peak, sizeof(struct psched_ratecfg));
 
 	sch_tree_unlock(sch);
+	qdisc_put(old);
 	err = 0;
 
 	tbf_offload_change(sch);