diff --git a/net/unix/garbage.c b/net/unix/garbage.c
index fa6983dc3181d95c173a81c7a2870a1ae088b091..338769200065e9ac1d9c634f55435dfce55bfae4 100644
--- a/net/unix/garbage.c
+++ b/net/unix/garbage.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ static void unix_del_edge(struct scm_fp_list *fpl, struct unix_edge *edge)
 	if (!vertex->out_degree) {
 		edge->predecessor->vertex = NULL;
 		list_move_tail(&vertex->entry, &fpl->vertices);
+		list_del(&vertex->scc_entry);
 	}
 }