diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index 17d9b2b..06c22ba 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -253,16 +253,18 @@
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail_address_parse;
 
-	ret = kstrtoul(arg, 0, &offset);
-	if (ret)
-		goto fail_address_parse;
-
 	inode = igrab(path.dentry->d_inode);
+	path_put(&path);
+
 	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto fail_address_parse;
 	}
 
+	ret = kstrtoul(arg, 0, &offset);
+	if (ret)
+		goto fail_address_parse;
+
 	argc -= 2;
 	argv += 2;