diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
index 0b93a17b9f11..e92440c0c4c7 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ static int llcp_sock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *_addr,
 	llcp_sock->local = NULL;
 
 put_dev:
+	llcp_sock->dev = NULL;
 	nfc_put_device(dev);
 
 error: