diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bindfs/Volume.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bindfs/Volume.cpp
index 2c5013e92c..24453909cf 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bindfs/Volume.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bindfs/Volume.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Volume::Volume(fs_volume* fsVolume)
 	:
 	fFSVolume(fsVolume),
 	fSourceFSVolume(NULL),
+	fSourceVnode(NULL),
 	fRootNode(NULL)
 {
 }
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ Volume::Volume(fs_volume* fsVolume)
 
 Volume::~Volume()
 {
+	if (fSourceVnode != NULL)
+		vfs_put_vnode(fSourceVnode);
 }
 
 
@@ -57,13 +60,12 @@ Volume::Mount(const char* parameterString)
 		RETURN_ERROR(B_BAD_VALUE);
 	}
 
-	struct vnode* sourceVnode;
-	status_t error = vfs_get_vnode_from_path(source, true, &sourceVnode);
+	status_t error = vfs_get_vnode_from_path(source, true, &fSourceVnode);
 	if (error != B_OK)
 		RETURN_ERROR(error);
-	if (sourceVnode == NULL)
+	if (fSourceVnode == NULL)
 		RETURN_ERROR(B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND);
-	fs_vnode* sourceFSNode = vfs_fsnode_for_vnode(sourceVnode);
+	fs_vnode* sourceFSNode = vfs_fsnode_for_vnode(fSourceVnode);
 	fSourceFSVolume = volume_for_vnode(sourceFSNode);
 
 	struct stat st;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bindfs/Volume.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bindfs/Volume.h
index bacaba3036..6d06e24baa 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bindfs/Volume.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bindfs/Volume.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 
 class Node;
+struct vnode;
 
 
 class Volume {
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ private:
 private:
 			fs_volume*			fFSVolume;
 			fs_volume*			fSourceFSVolume;
+			vnode*				fSourceVnode;
 			Node*				fRootNode;
 
 			fs_vnode_ops		fVnodeOps;