diff --git a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
index 70e0273..3456cd3 100644
--- a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
@@ -1178,8 +1178,10 @@
 	if (peer) {
 		if ((sock->state != SS_CONNECTED && 
 		     sock->state != SS_CONNECTING) && 
-		    scp->accept_mode == ACC_IMMED)
+		    scp->accept_mode == ACC_IMMED) {
+		    	release_sock(sk);
 			return -ENOTCONN;
+		}
 
 		memcpy(sa, &scp->peer, sizeof(struct sockaddr_dn));
 	} else {