diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index 6467bf392e1b..e217f17997a4 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ int dccp_v4_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		goto drop_and_free;
 
 	inet_csk_reqsk_queue_hash_add(sk, req, DCCP_TIMEOUT_INIT);
+	reqsk_put(req);
 	return 0;
 
 drop_and_free: