diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 34945de1fb1fa..f0e613d976640 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -2102,6 +2102,7 @@ static int unix_dgram_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 			goto out_sock_put;
 		}
 
+		sock_put(other);
 		goto lookup;
 	}