diff --git a/net/netrom/nr_route.c b/net/netrom/nr_route.c
index d72a4f1558f2..ef6a3d586591 100644
--- a/net/netrom/nr_route.c
+++ b/net/netrom/nr_route.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ static int __must_check nr_add_node(ax25_address *nr, const char *mnemonic,
 		/* refcount initialized at 1 */
 		spin_unlock_bh(&nr_node_list_lock);
 
+		nr_neigh_put(nr_neigh);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	nr_node_lock(nr_node);