diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index 29047995c695..f2c011fd2ba1 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ int dccp_v4_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		goto drop;
 
 	if (dccp_parse_options(sk, skb))
-		goto drop;
+		goto drop_and_free;
 
 	dccp_openreq_init(req, &dp, skb);