static __inline__ void nr_neigh_put(struct nr_neigh *nr_neigh)
 {
        if (atomic_dec_and_test(&nr_neigh->refcount)) {
+               if (nr_neigh->ax25)
+                       ax25_cb_put(nr_neigh->ax25);
                kfree(nr_neigh->digipeat);
                kfree(nr_neigh);
        }
 
 #endif
        }
 
+       /*
+        * There is one ref for the state machine; a caller needs
+        * one more to put it back, just like with the existing one.
+        */
+       ax25_cb_hold(ax25);
+
        ax25_cb_add(ax25);
 
        ax25->state = AX25_STATE_1;
 
        dptr  = skb_push(skb, 1);
        *dptr = AX25_P_NETROM;
 
-       ax25s = ax25_send_frame(skb, 256, (ax25_address *)dev->dev_addr, &nr_neigh->callsign, nr_neigh->digipeat, nr_neigh->dev);
-       if (nr_neigh->ax25 && ax25s) {
-               /* We were already holding this ax25_cb */
+       ax25s = nr_neigh->ax25;
+       nr_neigh->ax25 = ax25_send_frame(skb, 256,
+                                        (ax25_address *)dev->dev_addr,
+                                        &nr_neigh->callsign,
+                                        nr_neigh->digipeat, nr_neigh->dev);
+       if (ax25s)
                ax25_cb_put(ax25s);
-       }
-       nr_neigh->ax25 = ax25s;
 
        dev_put(dev);
        ret = (nr_neigh->ax25 != NULL);
 
 static int rose_send_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct rose_neigh *neigh)
 {
        ax25_address *rose_call;
+       ax25_cb *ax25s;
 
        if (ax25cmp(&rose_callsign, &null_ax25_address) == 0)
                rose_call = (ax25_address *)neigh->dev->dev_addr;
        else
                rose_call = &rose_callsign;
 
+       ax25s = neigh->ax25;
        neigh->ax25 = ax25_send_frame(skb, 260, rose_call, &neigh->callsign, neigh->digipeat, neigh->dev);
+       if (ax25s)
+               ax25_cb_put(ax25s);
 
        return (neigh->ax25 != NULL);
 }
 static int rose_link_up(struct rose_neigh *neigh)
 {
        ax25_address *rose_call;
+       ax25_cb *ax25s;
 
        if (ax25cmp(&rose_callsign, &null_ax25_address) == 0)
                rose_call = (ax25_address *)neigh->dev->dev_addr;
        else
                rose_call = &rose_callsign;
 
+       ax25s = neigh->ax25;
        neigh->ax25 = ax25_find_cb(rose_call, &neigh->callsign, neigh->digipeat, neigh->dev);
+       if (ax25s)
+               ax25_cb_put(ax25s);
 
        return (neigh->ax25 != NULL);
 }
 
 
        if ((s = rose_neigh_list) == rose_neigh) {
                rose_neigh_list = rose_neigh->next;
+               if (rose_neigh->ax25)
+                       ax25_cb_put(rose_neigh->ax25);
                kfree(rose_neigh->digipeat);
                kfree(rose_neigh);
                return;
        while (s != NULL && s->next != NULL) {
                if (s->next == rose_neigh) {
                        s->next = rose_neigh->next;
+                       if (rose_neigh->ax25)
+                               ax25_cb_put(rose_neigh->ax25);
                        kfree(rose_neigh->digipeat);
                        kfree(rose_neigh);
                        return;
 
        if (rose_neigh != NULL) {
                rose_neigh->ax25 = NULL;
+               ax25_cb_put(ax25);
 
                rose_del_route_by_neigh(rose_neigh);
                rose_kill_by_neigh(rose_neigh);