diff --git a/net/sched/sch_htb.c b/net/sched/sch_htb.c
index 7bcf20ef9145..8184c87da8be 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_htb.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_htb.c
@@ -1302,6 +1302,7 @@ static int htb_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid,
 	struct htb_class *cl = (struct htb_class *)*arg, *parent;
 	struct nlattr *opt = tca[TCA_OPTIONS];
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_HTB_MAX + 1];
+	struct Qdisc *parent_qdisc = NULL;
 	struct tc_htb_opt *hopt;
 	u64 rate64, ceil64;
 	int warn = 0;
@@ -1401,7 +1402,7 @@ static int htb_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid,
 		if (parent && !parent->level) {
 			/* turn parent into inner node */
 			qdisc_purge_queue(parent->leaf.q);
-			qdisc_put(parent->leaf.q);
+			parent_qdisc = parent->leaf.q;
 			if (parent->prio_activity)
 				htb_deactivate(q, parent);
 
@@ -1480,6 +1481,7 @@ static int htb_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid,
 	cl->cbuffer = PSCHED_TICKS2NS(hopt->cbuffer);
 
 	sch_tree_unlock(sch);
+	qdisc_put(parent_qdisc);
 
 	if (warn)
 		pr_warn("HTB: quantum of class %X is %s. Consider r2q change.\n",