diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index b5c9795cf151..9b4e4833a484 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -1509,8 +1509,13 @@ static int listen(struct socket *sock, int len)
  */
 static int accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *new_sock, int flags)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
+	struct sock *new_sk, *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct sk_buff *buf;
+	struct tipc_sock *new_tsock;
+	struct tipc_port *new_tport;
+	struct tipc_msg *msg;
+	u32 new_ref;
+
 	int res;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
@@ -1536,49 +1541,51 @@ static int accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *new_sock, int flags)
 	buf = skb_peek(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 
 	res = tipc_create(sock_net(sock->sk), new_sock, 0, 0);
-	if (!res) {
-		struct sock *new_sk = new_sock->sk;
-		struct tipc_sock *new_tsock = tipc_sk(new_sk);
-		struct tipc_port *new_tport = new_tsock->p;
-		u32 new_ref = new_tport->ref;
-		struct tipc_msg *msg = buf_msg(buf);
+	if (res)
+		goto exit;
 
-		/* we lock on new_sk; but lockdep sees the lock on sk */
-		lock_sock_nested(new_sk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+	new_sk = new_sock->sk;
+	new_tsock = tipc_sk(new_sk);
+	new_tport = new_tsock->p;
+	new_ref = new_tport->ref;
+	msg = buf_msg(buf);
 
-		/*
-		 * Reject any stray messages received by new socket
-		 * before the socket lock was taken (very, very unlikely)
-		 */
-		reject_rx_queue(new_sk);
+	/* we lock on new_sk; but lockdep sees the lock on sk */
+	lock_sock_nested(new_sk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 
-		/* Connect new socket to it's peer */
-		new_tsock->peer_name.ref = msg_origport(msg);
-		new_tsock->peer_name.node = msg_orignode(msg);
-		tipc_connect(new_ref, &new_tsock->peer_name);
-		new_sock->state = SS_CONNECTED;
+	/*
+	 * Reject any stray messages received by new socket
+	 * before the socket lock was taken (very, very unlikely)
+	 */
+	reject_rx_queue(new_sk);
 
-		tipc_set_portimportance(new_ref, msg_importance(msg));
-		if (msg_named(msg)) {
-			new_tport->conn_type = msg_nametype(msg);
-			new_tport->conn_instance = msg_nameinst(msg);
-		}
+	/* Connect new socket to it's peer */
+	new_tsock->peer_name.ref = msg_origport(msg);
+	new_tsock->peer_name.node = msg_orignode(msg);
+	tipc_connect(new_ref, &new_tsock->peer_name);
+	new_sock->state = SS_CONNECTED;
 
-		/*
-		 * Respond to 'SYN-' by discarding it & returning 'ACK'-.
-		 * Respond to 'SYN+' by queuing it on new socket.
-		 */
-		if (!msg_data_sz(msg)) {
-			struct msghdr m = {NULL,};
-
-			advance_rx_queue(sk);
-			send_packet(NULL, new_sock, &m, 0);
-		} else {
-			__skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
-			__skb_queue_head(&new_sk->sk_receive_queue, buf);
-		}
-		release_sock(new_sk);
+	tipc_set_portimportance(new_ref, msg_importance(msg));
+	if (msg_named(msg)) {
+		new_tport->conn_type = msg_nametype(msg);
+		new_tport->conn_instance = msg_nameinst(msg);
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Respond to 'SYN-' by discarding it & returning 'ACK'-.
+	 * Respond to 'SYN+' by queuing it on new socket.
+	 */
+	if (!msg_data_sz(msg)) {
+		struct msghdr m = {NULL,};
+
+		advance_rx_queue(sk);
+		send_packet(NULL, new_sock, &m, 0);
+	} else {
+		__skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+		__skb_queue_head(&new_sk->sk_receive_queue, buf);
+	}
+	release_sock(new_sk);
+
 exit:
 	release_sock(sk);
 	return res;