diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index a08d682ba676..12a2cea9d606 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ static struct in_device *inetdev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	err = devinet_sysctl_register(in_dev);
 	if (err) {
 		in_dev->dead = 1;
+		neigh_parms_release(&arp_tbl, in_dev->arp_parms);
 		in_dev_put(in_dev);
 		in_dev = NULL;
 		goto out;