diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index e3f85bc8b135..775855ee1ff8 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -2332,6 +2332,7 @@ again:
 
 			if (signal_pending(current)) {
 				err = sock_intr_errno(timeo);
+				scm_destroy(&scm);
 				goto out;
 			}