diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index 4ca50ddf8d16..88556f0251ab 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static int smc_lgr_create(struct smc_sock *smc, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 	lgr = kzalloc(sizeof(*lgr), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!lgr) {
 		rc = SMC_CLC_DECL_MEM;
-		goto out;
+		goto ism_put_vlan;
 	}
 	lgr->is_smcd = ini->is_smcd;
 	lgr->sync_err = 0;
@@ -289,6 +289,9 @@ clear_llc_lnk:
 	smc_llc_link_clear(lnk);
 free_lgr:
 	kfree(lgr);
+ism_put_vlan:
+	if (ini->is_smcd && ini->vlan_id)
+		smc_ism_put_vlan(ini->ism_dev, ini->vlan_id);
 out:
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		if (rc == -ENOMEM)