diff --git a/net/llc/af_llc.c b/net/llc/af_llc.c
index 2337944..5a04db7 100644
--- a/net/llc/af_llc.c
+++ b/net/llc/af_llc.c
@@ -187,8 +187,10 @@
 		llc->laddr.lsap, llc->daddr.lsap);
 	if (!llc_send_disc(sk))
 		llc_ui_wait_for_disc(sk, sk->sk_rcvtimeo);
-	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED))
+	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED)) {
+		llc_sap_put(llc->sap);
 		llc_sap_remove_socket(llc->sap, sk);
+	}
 	release_sock(sk);
 	if (llc->dev)
 		dev_put(llc->dev);
diff --git a/net/llc/llc_core.c b/net/llc/llc_core.c
index ab0fcd3..bd242a4 100644
--- a/net/llc/llc_core.c
+++ b/net/llc/llc_core.c
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@
 		goto out;
 	sap->laddr.lsap = lsap;
 	sap->rcv_func	= func;
-	llc_sap_hold(sap);
 	llc_add_sap(sap);
 out:
 	write_unlock_bh(&llc_sap_list_lock);