1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 3e513daecf80..e31d92f80572 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1962,8 +1962,10 @@ int tipc_nl_add_bc_link(struct net *net, struct tipc_nl_msg *msg)
 
         hdr = genlmsg_put(msg->skb, msg->portid, msg->seq, &tipc_genl_family,
                           NLM_F_MULTI, TIPC_NL_LINK_GET);
-        if (!hdr)
+        if (!hdr) {
+                tipc_bcast_unlock(net);
                 return -EMSGSIZE;
+        }
 
         attrs = nla_nest_start(msg->skb, TIPC_NLA_LINK);
         if (!attrs)