diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
index bc269e83e1e55f668241b902770cc0a43663a1d0..59de4f54dd18c71b137b7310b5597c1780c3d62c 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
@@ -121,12 +121,14 @@ static int llcp_sock_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr, int alen)
 					  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!llcp_sock->service_name) {
 		nfc_llcp_local_put(llcp_sock->local);
+		llcp_sock->local = NULL;
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto put_dev;
 	}
 	llcp_sock->ssap = nfc_llcp_get_sdp_ssap(local, llcp_sock);
 	if (llcp_sock->ssap == LLCP_SAP_MAX) {
 		nfc_llcp_local_put(llcp_sock->local);
+		llcp_sock->local = NULL;
 		kfree(llcp_sock->service_name);
 		llcp_sock->service_name = NULL;
 		ret = -EADDRINUSE;
@@ -721,6 +723,7 @@ static int llcp_sock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *_addr,
 	llcp_sock->ssap = nfc_llcp_get_local_ssap(local);
 	if (llcp_sock->ssap == LLCP_SAP_MAX) {
 		nfc_llcp_local_put(llcp_sock->local);
+		llcp_sock->local = NULL;
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto put_dev;
 	}
@@ -759,6 +762,7 @@ static int llcp_sock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *_addr,
 sock_unlink:
 	nfc_llcp_put_ssap(local, llcp_sock->ssap);
 	nfc_llcp_local_put(llcp_sock->local);
+	llcp_sock->local = NULL;
 
 	nfc_llcp_sock_unlink(&local->connecting_sockets, sk);
 	kfree(llcp_sock->service_name);