diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index 47ec121574ce..c8001471da6c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ restart:
 	if (res) {
 		pr_warn("Bearer <%s> rejected, enable failure (%d)\n",
 			name, -res);
+		kfree(b);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -347,8 +348,10 @@ restart:
 	if (skb)
 		tipc_bearer_xmit_skb(net, bearer_id, skb, &b->bcast_addr);
 
-	if (tipc_mon_create(net, bearer_id))
+	if (tipc_mon_create(net, bearer_id)) {
+		bearer_disable(net, b);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	pr_info("Enabled bearer <%s>, discovery domain %s, priority %u\n",
 		name,