diff --git a/net/x25/x25_forward.c b/net/x25/x25_forward.c
index 8738ec7ce693..34478035e05e 100644
--- a/net/x25/x25_forward.c
+++ b/net/x25/x25_forward.c
@@ -118,13 +118,14 @@ int x25_forward_data(int lci, struct x25_neigh *from, struct sk_buff *skb) {
 		goto out;
 
 	if ( (skbn = pskb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL){
-		goto out;
+		goto output;
 
 	}
 	x25_transmit_link(skbn, nb);
 
-	x25_neigh_put(nb);
 	rc = 1;
+output:
+	x25_neigh_put(nb);
 out:
 	return rc;
 }