1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
index 78f7af28ae4f..31f8453c25c5 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
@@ -181,8 +181,10 @@ static int smc_pnet_enter(struct smc_pnetentry *new_pnetelem)
                              sizeof(new_pnetelem->ndev->name)) ||
                     smc_pnet_same_ibname(pnetelem,
                                          new_pnetelem->smcibdev->ibdev->name,
-                                         new_pnetelem->ib_port))
+                                         new_pnetelem->ib_port)) {
+                        dev_put(pnetelem->ndev);
                         goto found;
+                }
         }
         list_add_tail(&new_pnetelem->list, &smc_pnettable.pnetlist);
         rc = 0;