diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
index a3b46f8888033e191e133eedd0f3ea65df82bd33..53dbe733f998164c59796161b089be7663382fdf 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
@@ -109,12 +109,14 @@ 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;
@@ -709,6 +711,7 @@ 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;
 	}
@@ -756,6 +759,7 @@ static int llcp_sock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *_addr,
 sock_llcp_release:
 	nfc_llcp_put_ssap(local, llcp_sock->ssap);
 	nfc_llcp_local_put(llcp_sock->local);
+	llcp_sock->local = NULL;
 
 put_dev:
 	nfc_put_device(dev);