diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 42283dc6c5b7..38256aabf4f1 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ static int tipc_sk_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 	sock_init_data(sock, sk);
 	tipc_set_sk_state(sk, TIPC_OPEN);
 	if (tipc_sk_insert(tsk)) {
+		sk_free(sk);
 		pr_warn("Socket create failed; port number exhausted\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}