diff --git a/net/llc/af_llc.c b/net/llc/af_llc.c
index 8ed1be1ecccc..b0447c33dbf0 100644
--- a/net/llc/af_llc.c
+++ b/net/llc/af_llc.c
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ static int llc_ui_autobind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_llc *addr)
 	/* assign new connection to its SAP */
 	llc_sap_add_socket(sap, sk);
 	sock_reset_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED);
+	llc_sap_put(sap);
 	rc = 0;
 out:
 	dev_put(dev);