diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 10292c942384d..803a3a6d0f502 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -2038,6 +2038,7 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b)
 		n = tipc_node_find_by_id(net, ehdr->id);
 	}
 	tipc_crypto_rcv(net, (n) ? n->crypto_rx : NULL, &skb, b);
+	tipc_node_put(n);
 	if (!skb)
 		return;
 
@@ -2090,7 +2091,7 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b)
 	/* Check/update node state before receiving */
 	if (unlikely(skb)) {
 		if (unlikely(skb_linearize(skb)))
-			goto discard;
+			goto out_node_put;
 		tipc_node_write_lock(n);
 		if (tipc_node_check_state(n, skb, bearer_id, &xmitq)) {
 			if (le->link) {
@@ -2119,6 +2120,7 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b)
 	if (!skb_queue_empty(&xmitq))
 		tipc_bearer_xmit(net, bearer_id, &xmitq, &le->maddr, n);
 
+out_node_put:
 	tipc_node_put(n);
 discard:
 	kfree_skb(skb);