diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
index d257ed3b732a..68832ee4b9f8 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
@@ -108,11 +108,13 @@ static int llcp_sock_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr, int alen)
 					  llcp_sock->service_name_len,
 					  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!llcp_sock->service_name) {
+		nfc_llcp_local_put(llcp_sock->local);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto put_dev;
 	}
 	llcp_sock->ssap = nfc_llcp_get_sdp_ssap(local, llcp_sock);
 	if (llcp_sock->ssap == LLCP_SAP_MAX) {
+		nfc_llcp_local_put(llcp_sock->local);
 		kfree(llcp_sock->service_name);
 		llcp_sock->service_name = NULL;
 		ret = -EADDRINUSE;