diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 0c2944f..347cdc9 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1973,8 +1973,10 @@
 
 	hdr = genlmsg_put(msg->skb, msg->portid, msg->seq, &tipc_genl_family,
 			  NLM_F_MULTI, TIPC_NL_LINK_GET);
-	if (!hdr)
+	if (!hdr) {
+		tipc_bcast_unlock(net);
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
+	}
 
 	attrs = nla_nest_start(msg->skb, TIPC_NLA_LINK);
 	if (!attrs)