diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c b/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
index 5ba87573ad3b..62f8a7ac19c8 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ int nilfs_sysfs_create_snapshot_group(struct nilfs_root *root)
 
 void nilfs_sysfs_delete_snapshot_group(struct nilfs_root *root)
 {
-	kobject_del(&root->snapshot_kobj);
+	kobject_put(&root->snapshot_kobj);
 }
 
 /************************************************************************