diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
index 6e1fba2084930ebe2463f3a43712c706bf371b5f..54af85d939c6b915a1fd1b41ff408c90def3b820 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
@@ -640,6 +640,8 @@ static int llcp_sock_release(struct socket *sock)
 
 	if (sock->type == SOCK_RAW)
 		nfc_llcp_sock_unlink(&local->raw_sockets, sk);
+	else if (sk->sk_state == LLCP_CONNECTING)
+		nfc_llcp_sock_unlink(&local->connecting_sockets, sk);
 	else
 		nfc_llcp_sock_unlink(&local->sockets, sk);