diff --git a/net/tipc/server.c b/net/tipc/server.c
index 77ff03ed1e18..a91a2f79209a 100644
--- a/net/tipc/server.c
+++ b/net/tipc/server.c
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@ static int tipc_accept_from_sock(struct tipc_conn *con)
 
 	/* Notify that new connection is incoming */
 	newcon->usr_data = s->tipc_conn_new(newcon->conid);
+	if (!newcon->usr_data) {
+		sock_release(newsock);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	/* Wake up receive process in case of 'SYN+' message */
 	newsock->sk->sk_data_ready(newsock->sk);