diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index 34bc35084ae3..6203d805eb45 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -1495,6 +1495,7 @@ char *ceph_mdsc_build_path(struct dentry *dentry, int *plen, u64 *base,
 			     pos, temp);
 		} else if (stop_on_nosnap && inode &&
 			   ceph_snap(inode) == CEPH_NOSNAP) {
+			spin_unlock(&temp->d_lock);
 			break;
 		} else {
 			pos -= temp->d_name.len;