diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index 58b95bf4bdca6..f618d03fd2a6e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -3787,7 +3787,6 @@ static int receive_SyncParam(struct drbd_connection *connection, struct packet_i
 				new_plan = fifo_alloc(fifo_size);
 				if (!new_plan) {
 					drbd_err(device, "kmalloc of fifo_buffer failed");
-					put_ldev(device);
 					goto disconnect;
 				}
 			}