diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c b/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
index 6c92ac314b06..28a2db3b1787 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/sysfs.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ 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);
 }
 
 /************************************************************************