struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node;
        struct batadv_orig_ifinfo *orig_ifinfo;
        struct batadv_orig_node_vlan *vlan;
+       struct batadv_orig_ifinfo *last_candidate;
 
        orig_node = container_of(ref, struct batadv_orig_node, refcount);
 
                hlist_del_rcu(&orig_ifinfo->list);
                batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(orig_ifinfo);
        }
+
+       last_candidate = orig_node->last_bonding_candidate;
+       orig_node->last_bonding_candidate = NULL;
        spin_unlock_bh(&orig_node->neigh_list_lock);
 
+       if (last_candidate)
+               batadv_orig_ifinfo_put(last_candidate);
+
        spin_lock_bh(&orig_node->vlan_list_lock);
        hlist_for_each_entry_safe(vlan, node_tmp, &orig_node->vlan_list, list) {
                hlist_del_rcu(&vlan->list);