diff --git a/net/tipc/server.c b/net/tipc/server.c
index 2710101ba4c10bb9f268ff9ebb11aca34791ba3b..d60c303423275db5c0c7c45c9bf1a7d61987bf27 100644
--- a/net/tipc/server.c
+++ b/net/tipc/server.c
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ static int tipc_accept_from_sock(struct tipc_conn *con)
 	newcon->usr_data = s->tipc_conn_new(newcon->conid);
 	if (!newcon->usr_data) {
 		sock_release(newsock);
+		conn_put(newcon);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}