diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c b/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
index 2c911c0759c2..5ed00bd7009f 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ static inline struct nf_bridge_info *nf_bridge_unshare(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		if (tmp) {
 			memcpy(tmp, nf_bridge, sizeof(struct nf_bridge_info));
 			atomic_set(&tmp->use, 1);
-			nf_bridge_put(nf_bridge);
 		}
+		nf_bridge_put(nf_bridge);
 		nf_bridge = tmp;
 	}
 	return nf_bridge;