diff --git a/net/tipc/udp_media.c b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
index b016c011970b7e5089b277c5bcd09a8fa31a3af0..ae7e14cae0857933c6c140a4382d9ab054ce353f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/udp_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
@@ -396,10 +396,13 @@ static int tipc_udp_enable(struct net *net, struct tipc_bearer *b,
 	tuncfg.encap_destroy = NULL;
 	setup_udp_tunnel_sock(net, ub->ubsock, &tuncfg);
 
-	if (enable_mcast(ub, remote))
+	err = enable_mcast(ub, remote);
+	if (err)
 		goto err;
 	return 0;
 err:
+	if (ub->ubsock)
+		udp_tunnel_sock_release(ub->ubsock);
 	kfree(ub);
 	return err;
 }