diff --git a/net/lapb/lapb_iface.c b/net/lapb/lapb_iface.c
index 213ea7abc9ab..40961889e9c0 100644
--- a/net/lapb/lapb_iface.c
+++ b/net/lapb/lapb_iface.c
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ static int lapb_device_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 		break;
 	}
 
+	lapb_put(lapb);
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }