1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 2ad445c1d27c..07e8478068f0 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ int __netlink_dump_start(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb,
         if (cb->start) {
                 ret = cb->start(cb);
                 if (ret)
-                        goto error_unlock;
+                        goto error_put;
         }
 
         nlk->cb_running = true;
@@ -2328,6 +2328,8 @@ int __netlink_dump_start(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb,
          */
         return -EINTR;
 
+error_put:
+        module_put(control->module);
 error_unlock:
         sock_put(sk);
         mutex_unlock(nlk->cb_mutex);