1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
index cbf7047decc0..20f31d0d1536 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ static int pppoe_release(struct socket *sock)
 
         po = pppox_sk(sk);
 
-        if (sk->sk_state & (PPPOX_CONNECTED | PPPOX_BOUND)) {
+        if (sk->sk_state & (PPPOX_CONNECTED | PPPOX_BOUND | PPPOX_ZOMBIE)) {
                 dev_put(po->pppoe_dev);
                 po->pppoe_dev = NULL;
         }