diff --git a/net/llc/af_llc.c b/net/llc/af_llc.c
index a8866455e8b2..b922cf1a3ff7 100644
--- a/net/llc/af_llc.c
+++ b/net/llc/af_llc.c
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@ static int llc_ui_autobind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_llc *addr)
 	sock_reset_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED);
 	rc = 0;
 out:
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_put(llc->dev);
+		llc->dev = NULL;
+	}
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -408,6 +412,10 @@ static int llc_ui_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addrlen)
 out_put:
 	llc_sap_put(sap);
 out:
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_put(llc->dev);
+		llc->dev = NULL;
+	}
 	release_sock(sk);
 	return rc;
 }