diff --git a/net/phonet/pep.c b/net/phonet/pep.c
index c0b4cc1e108b..fe01cc788448 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pep.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pep.c
@@ -881,6 +881,7 @@ static struct sock *pep_sock_accept(struct sock *sk, int flags, int *errp,
 
 	err = pep_accept_conn(newsk, skb);
 	if (err) {
+		__sock_put(sk);
 		sock_put(newsk);
 		newsk = NULL;
 		goto drop;