diff --git a/net/llc/af_llc.c b/net/llc/af_llc.c
index 26c00ebf4fba..c86256064743 100644
--- a/net/llc/af_llc.c
+++ b/net/llc/af_llc.c
@@ -311,6 +311,10 @@ static int llc_ui_autobind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_llc *addr)
 	sock_reset_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED);
 	rc = 0;
 out:
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_put_track(llc->dev, &llc->dev_tracker);
+		llc->dev = NULL;
+	}
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -408,6 +412,10 @@ static int llc_ui_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addrlen)
 out_put:
 	llc_sap_put(sap);
 out:
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_put_track(llc->dev, &llc->dev_tracker);
+		llc->dev = NULL;
+	}
 	release_sock(sk);
 	return rc;
 }