diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index f85d901f4e3f..1b202f16531f 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -631,6 +631,7 @@ int dccp_v4_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		goto drop_and_free;
 
 	inet_csk_reqsk_queue_hash_add(sk, req, DCCP_TIMEOUT_INIT);
+	reqsk_put(req);
 	return 0;
 
 drop_and_free: