1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 014847e25648..eb17a911aa29 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -5080,7 +5080,6 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_peeloff_common(struct sock *sk, sctp_peeloff_arg_t *p
         *newfile = sock_alloc_file(newsock, 0, NULL);
         if (IS_ERR(*newfile)) {
                 put_unused_fd(retval);
-                sock_release(newsock);
                 retval = PTR_ERR(*newfile);
                 *newfile = NULL;
                 return retval;