1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 7de88b33d5b9..9cbb0c8a896a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -3277,7 +3277,7 @@ static int macsec_newlink(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev,
 
         err = netdev_upper_dev_link(real_dev, dev, extack);
         if (err < 0)
-                goto unregister;
+                goto put_dev;
 
         /* need to be already registered so that ->init has run and
          * the MAC addr is set
@@ -3316,7 +3316,8 @@ del_dev:
         macsec_del_dev(macsec);
 unlink:
         netdev_upper_dev_unlink(real_dev, dev);
-unregister:
+put_dev:
+        dev_put(real_dev);
         unregister_netdevice(dev);
         return err;
 }