diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c
index 262d0d44ec1b..55f0ae641081 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ ctnetlink_dump_protoinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct ip_conntrack *ct)
 	return ret;
 
 nfattr_failure:
+	ip_conntrack_proto_put(proto);
 	return -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 77a46eef66c1..ab67c2be2b5d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ ctnetlink_dump_protoinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct)
 	return ret;
 
 nfattr_failure:
+	nf_ct_proto_put(proto);
 	return -1;
 }