diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
index 0c7d31c6c18cc1..a58584949a9556 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
@@ -413,10 +413,8 @@ static int __rfcomm_create_dev(struct sock *sk, void __user *arg)
 		dlc = rfcomm_dlc_exists(&req.src, &req.dst, req.channel);
 		if (IS_ERR(dlc))
 			return PTR_ERR(dlc);
-		else if (dlc) {
-			rfcomm_dlc_put(dlc);
+		if (dlc)
 			return -EBUSY;
-		}
 		dlc = rfcomm_dlc_alloc(GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!dlc)
 			return -ENOMEM;