diff --git a/net/caif/caif_dev.c b/net/caif/caif_dev.c
index e0adcd123f48..711d7156efd8 100644
--- a/net/caif/caif_dev.c
+++ b/net/caif/caif_dev.c
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@ static void caif_flow_cb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	caifd = caif_get(skb->dev);
 
 	WARN_ON(caifd == NULL);
-	if (caifd == NULL)
+	if (!caifd) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return;
+	}
 
 	caifd_hold(caifd);
 	rcu_read_unlock();