diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 9cd508208a0daefa93ccabf9b3b6388d337efef1..9d4c58b09505545a1d043de52f27fad99db70d36 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -2492,8 +2492,9 @@ static void smc_listen_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			goto out_decl;
 	}
 
-	smc_listen_out_connected(new_smc);
 	SMC_STAT_SERV_SUCC_INC(ini);
+	/* smc_listen_out() will release smcsk */
+	smc_listen_out_connected(new_smc);
 	goto out_free;
 
 out_unlock: