diff --git a/net/bluetooth/a2mp.c b/net/bluetooth/a2mp.c
index cc26e4c047ad..463bad58478b 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/a2mp.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/a2mp.c
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ static int a2mp_createphyslink_req(struct amp_mgr *mgr, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		assoc = kmemdup(req->amp_assoc, assoc_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!assoc) {
 			amp_ctrl_put(ctrl);
+			hci_dev_put(hdev);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}