diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
index 4b162df0c3fc..5558d8a4d48b 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
@@ -325,14 +325,16 @@ static int nfc_llcp_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 	if (len < sizeof(u32))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	local = llcp_sock->local;
-	if (!local)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	len = min_t(u32, len, sizeof(u32));
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
+	local = llcp_sock->local;
+	if (!local) {
+		release_sock(sk);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	switch (optname) {
 	case NFC_LLCP_RW:
 		rw = llcp_sock->rw > LLCP_MAX_RW ? local->rw : llcp_sock->rw;