diff --git a/mm/zswap.c b/mm/zswap.c
index 083c693602b8209a7cfc95ca5d43cdb2a7639ff8..37d2b1cb2ecb4675ace6f1e7558af1e1c0640c68 100644
--- a/mm/zswap.c
+++ b/mm/zswap.c
@@ -1383,8 +1383,8 @@ bool zswap_store(struct folio *folio)
 
 shrink:
 	pool = zswap_pool_last_get();
-	if (pool)
-		queue_work(shrink_wq, &pool->shrink_work);
+	if (pool && !queue_work(shrink_wq, &pool->shrink_work))
+		zswap_pool_put(pool);
 	goto reject;
 }