diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 7baed2c2c93d..fb5595081a05 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -2759,6 +2759,7 @@ static void tipc_sk_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
 		sk_reset_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer, jiffies + HZ / 20);
 		bh_unlock_sock(sk);
+		sock_put(sk);
 		return;
 	}