if (tmp_sock->ssap == ssap && tmp_sock->dsap == dsap) {
                        llcp_sock = tmp_sock;
+                       sock_hold(&llcp_sock->sk);
                        break;
                }
        }
 
        read_unlock(&local->sockets.lock);
 
-       if (llcp_sock == NULL)
-               return NULL;
-
-       sock_hold(&llcp_sock->sk);
-
        return llcp_sock;
 }
 
 
 static
 struct nfc_llcp_sock *nfc_llcp_sock_from_sn(struct nfc_llcp_local *local,
-                                           const u8 *sn, size_t sn_len)
+                                           const u8 *sn, size_t sn_len,
+                                           bool needref)
 {
        struct sock *sk;
        struct nfc_llcp_sock *llcp_sock, *tmp_sock;
 
                if (memcmp(sn, tmp_sock->service_name, sn_len) == 0) {
                        llcp_sock = tmp_sock;
+                       if (needref)
+                               sock_hold(&llcp_sock->sk);
                        break;
                }
        }
                 * to this service name.
                 */
                if (nfc_llcp_sock_from_sn(local, sock->service_name,
-                                         sock->service_name_len) != NULL) {
+                                         sock->service_name_len,
+                                         false) != NULL) {
                        mutex_unlock(&local->sdp_lock);
 
                        return LLCP_SAP_MAX;
 static struct nfc_llcp_sock *nfc_llcp_sock_get_sn(struct nfc_llcp_local *local,
                                                  const u8 *sn, size_t sn_len)
 {
-       struct nfc_llcp_sock *llcp_sock;
-
-       llcp_sock = nfc_llcp_sock_from_sn(local, sn, sn_len);
-
-       if (llcp_sock == NULL)
-               return NULL;
-
-       sock_hold(&llcp_sock->sk);
-
-       return llcp_sock;
+       return nfc_llcp_sock_from_sn(local, sn, sn_len, true);
 }
 
 static const u8 *nfc_llcp_connect_sn(const struct sk_buff *skb, size_t *sn_len)
                        }
 
                        llcp_sock = nfc_llcp_sock_from_sn(local, service_name,
-                                                         service_name_len);
+                                                         service_name_len,
+                                                         true);
                        if (!llcp_sock) {
                                sap = 0;
                                goto add_snl;
 
                                if (sap == LLCP_SAP_MAX) {
                                        sap = 0;
+                                       nfc_llcp_sock_put(llcp_sock);
                                        goto add_snl;
                                }
 
 
                        pr_debug("%p %d\n", llcp_sock, sap);
 
+                       nfc_llcp_sock_put(llcp_sock);
 add_snl:
                        sdp = nfc_llcp_build_sdres_tlv(tid, sap);
                        if (sdp == NULL)