diff --git a/net/caif/caif_dev.c b/net/caif/caif_dev.c
index be1f674..0145bae 100644
--- a/net/caif/caif_dev.c
+++ b/net/caif/caif_dev.c
@@ -346,6 +346,12 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(caif_disconnect_client);
 
+void caif_release_client(struct cflayer *adap_layer)
+{
+       cfcnfg_release_adap_layer(adap_layer);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(caif_release_client);
+
 /* Per-namespace Caif devices handling */
 static int caif_init_net(struct net *net)
 {
diff --git a/net/caif/cfcnfg.c b/net/caif/cfcnfg.c
index d52f256..f94f3df 100644
--- a/net/caif/cfcnfg.c
+++ b/net/caif/cfcnfg.c
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfcnfg_disconn_adapt_layer);
 
+void cfcnfg_release_adap_layer(struct cflayer *adap_layer)
+{
+	if (adap_layer->dn)
+		cfsrvl_put(adap_layer->dn);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfcnfg_release_adap_layer);
+
 static void cfcnfg_linkdestroy_rsp(struct cflayer *layer, u8 channel_id,
 				  struct cflayer *client_layer)
 {
diff --git a/net/caif/cfmuxl.c b/net/caif/cfmuxl.c
index 6fb9f9e..7372f27 100644
--- a/net/caif/cfmuxl.c
+++ b/net/caif/cfmuxl.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 {
 	struct cfmuxl *muxl = container_obj(layr);
 	spin_lock(&muxl->receive_lock);
+	cfsrvl_get(up);
 	list_add(&up->node, &muxl->srvl_list);
 	spin_unlock(&muxl->receive_lock);
 	return 0;
@@ -172,8 +173,11 @@
 	struct cfmuxl *muxl = container_obj(layr);
 	spin_lock(&muxl->receive_lock);
 	up = get_up(muxl, id);
+	if (up == NULL)
+		return NULL;
 	memset(muxl->up_cache, 0, sizeof(muxl->up_cache));
 	list_del(&up->node);
+	cfsrvl_put(up);
 	spin_unlock(&muxl->receive_lock);
 	return up;
 }
@@ -203,8 +207,9 @@
 		 */
 		return /* CFGLU_EPROT; */ 0;
 	}
-
+	cfsrvl_get(up);
 	ret = up->receive(up, pkt);
+	cfsrvl_put(up);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/caif/cfsrvl.c b/net/caif/cfsrvl.c
index d470c51..aff31f3 100644
--- a/net/caif/cfsrvl.c
+++ b/net/caif/cfsrvl.c
@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@
 	service->layer.ctrlcmd = cfservl_ctrlcmd;
 	service->layer.modemcmd = cfservl_modemcmd;
 	service->dev_info = *dev_info;
+	kref_init(&service->ref);
+}
+
+void cfsrvl_release(struct kref *kref)
+{
+	struct cfsrvl *service = container_of(kref, struct cfsrvl, ref);
+	kfree(service);
 }
 
 bool cfsrvl_ready(struct cfsrvl *service, int *err)