diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index e70e843ee48f..7e484f5b140c 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -851,8 +851,10 @@ static int p9_socket_open(struct p9_client *client, struct socket *csocket)
 	struct file *file;
 
 	p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct p9_trans_fd), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!p)
+	if (!p) {
+		sock_release(csocket);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	csocket->sk->sk_allocation = GFP_NOIO;
 	file = sock_alloc_file(csocket, 0, NULL);