diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 91e7b12df13b7fe9753d492847f8dddd87a958a4..c8bf89bfb0883377dba84d594cbc756c4ac62ea8 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -995,6 +995,10 @@ static int dccp_v6_do_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (sk->sk_state == DCCP_OPEN) { /* Fast path */
 		if (dccp_rcv_established(sk, skb, dccp_hdr(skb), skb->len))
 			goto reset;
+		if (opt_skb) {
+			/* This is where we would goto ipv6_pktoptions. */
+			__kfree_skb(opt_skb);
+		}
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1019,6 +1023,10 @@ static int dccp_v6_do_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	if (dccp_rcv_state_process(sk, skb, dccp_hdr(skb), skb->len))
 		goto reset;
+	if (opt_skb) {
+		/* This is where we would goto ipv6_pktoptions. */
+		__kfree_skb(opt_skb);
+	}
 	return 0;
 
 reset: