init_waitqueue_head(&self->query_wait);
 
-       /* Initialise networking socket struct */
-       sock_init_data(sock, sk);       /* Note : set sk->sk_refcnt to 1 */
-       sk->sk_family = PF_IRDA;
-       sk->sk_protocol = protocol;
-
        switch (sock->type) {
        case SOCK_STREAM:
                sock->ops = &irda_stream_ops;
                        self->max_sdu_size_rx = TTP_SAR_UNBOUND;
                        break;
                default:
+                       sk_free(sk);
                        return -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;
                }
                break;
        default:
+               sk_free(sk);
                return -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;
        }
 
+       /* Initialise networking socket struct */
+       sock_init_data(sock, sk);       /* Note : set sk->sk_refcnt to 1 */
+       sk->sk_family = PF_IRDA;
+       sk->sk_protocol = protocol;
+
        /* Register as a client with IrLMP */
        self->ckey = irlmp_register_client(0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
        self->mask.word = 0xffff;