1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index a4af3a124cc..4278e545638 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1307,8 +1307,10 @@ int ieee80211_master_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                 if (is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr3))
                         memcpy(hdr->addr1, hdr->addr3, ETH_ALEN);
                 else
-                        if (mesh_nexthop_lookup(skb, osdata))
-                                return  0;
+                        if (mesh_nexthop_lookup(skb, osdata)) {
+                                dev_put(odev);
+                                return 0;
+                        }
                 if (memcmp(odev->dev_addr, hdr->addr4, ETH_ALEN) != 0)
                         IEEE80211_IFSTA_MESH_CTR_INC(&osdata->u.mesh,
                                                             fwded_frames);