1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/rds/connection.c b/net/rds/connection.c
index 75a1a37d64d..968b7a79839 100644
--- a/net/rds/connection.c
+++ b/net/rds/connection.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ static struct rds_connection *__rds_conn_create(__be32 laddr, __be32 faddr,
 {
         struct rds_connection *conn, *parent = NULL;
         struct hlist_head *head = rds_conn_bucket(laddr, faddr);
+        struct rds_transport *loop_trans;
         unsigned long flags;
         int ret;
 
@@ -163,7 +164,9 @@ static struct rds_connection *__rds_conn_create(__be32 laddr, __be32 faddr,
          * can bind to the destination address then we'd rather the messages
          * flow through loopback rather than either transport.
          */
-        if (rds_trans_get_preferred(faddr)) {
+        loop_trans = rds_trans_get_preferred(faddr);
+        if (loop_trans) {
+                rds_trans_put(loop_trans);
                 conn->c_loopback = 1;
                 if (is_outgoing && trans->t_prefer_loopback) {
                         /* "outgoing" connection - and the transport