diff --git a/net/caif/caif_dev.c b/net/caif/caif_dev.c
index b45b0a064ddf..8a3c19b9a995 100644
--- a/net/caif/caif_dev.c
+++ b/net/caif/caif_dev.c
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ static int caif_device_notify(struct notifier_block *me, unsigned long what,
 	struct cflayer *layer, *link_support;
 	int head_room = 0;
 	struct caif_device_entry_list *caifdevs;
+	int res;
 
 	cfg = get_cfcnfg(dev_net(dev));
 	caifdevs = caif_device_list(dev_net(dev));
@@ -394,8 +395,10 @@ static int caif_device_notify(struct notifier_block *me, unsigned long what,
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		caif_enroll_dev(dev, caifdev, link_support, head_room,
+		res = caif_enroll_dev(dev, caifdev, link_support, head_room,
 				&layer, NULL);
+		if (res)
+			cfserl_release(link_support);
 		caifdev->flowctrl = dev_flowctrl;
 		break;