diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
index c47ffd7a0a70..d93ceeb3ef04 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
@@ -896,6 +896,8 @@ static void ip_vs_proc_conn(struct net *net, struct ip_vs_conn_param *param,
 			IP_VS_DBG(2, "BACKUP, add new conn. failed\n");
 			return;
 		}
+		if (!(flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_TEMPLATE))
+			kfree(param->pe_data);
 	}
 
 	if (opt)
@@ -1169,6 +1171,7 @@ static inline int ip_vs_proc_sync_conn(struct net *net, __u8 *p, __u8 *msg_end)
 				(opt_flags & IPVS_OPT_F_SEQ_DATA ? &opt : NULL)
 				);
 #endif
+	ip_vs_pe_put(param.pe);
 	return 0;
 	/* Error exit */
 out: