diff --git a/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c b/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c
index 185b1dff10a8..e98d9773158d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c
@@ -1353,6 +1353,7 @@ static int pppol2tp_release(struct socket *sock)
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			sock_put(sk);
 		}
+		sock_put(sk);
 	}
 
 	release_sock(sk);