1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
index fd31885c6844..ccaf28e8db0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ static int arp_query(unsigned char *haddr, u32 paddr,
                      struct net_device *dev)
 {
         struct neighbour *neighbor_entry;
+        int ret = 0;
 
         neighbor_entry = neigh_lookup(&arp_tbl, &paddr, dev);
 
@@ -474,10 +475,11 @@ static int arp_query(unsigned char *haddr, u32 paddr,
                 neighbor_entry->used = jiffies;
                 if (neighbor_entry->nud_state & NUD_VALID) {
                         memcpy(haddr, neighbor_entry->ha, dev->addr_len);
-                        return 1;
+                        ret = 1;
                 }
+                neigh_release(neighbor_entry);
         }
-        return 0;
+        return ret;
 }
 
 static void DumpData(char *msg, struct strip *strip_info, __u8 * ptr,