diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index 637018c891ef..3962262f991a 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -891,8 +891,10 @@ static void tcp_connect_to_sock(struct connection *con)
 		goto out_err;
 
 	memset(&saddr, 0, sizeof(saddr));
-	if (dlm_nodeid_to_addr(con->nodeid, &saddr))
+	if (dlm_nodeid_to_addr(con->nodeid, &saddr)) {
+		sock_release(sock);
 		goto out_err;
+	}
 
 	sock->sk->sk_user_data = con;
 	con->rx_action = receive_from_sock;