diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
index b98d13584c81f..642fba42d61dc 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ static int l2tp_ip6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	struct in6_addr *daddr, *final_p, final;
 	struct ipv6_pinfo *np = inet6_sk(sk);
 	struct ipv6_txoptions *opt_to_free = NULL;
+	struct ipv6_txoptions *opt_to_free = NULL;
 	struct ipv6_txoptions *opt = NULL;
 	struct ip6_flowlabel *flowlabel = NULL;
 	struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
@@ -665,6 +666,7 @@ static int l2tp_ip6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 out:
 	fl6_sock_release(flowlabel);
 	txopt_put(opt_to_free);
+	txopt_put(opt_to_free);
 
 	return err < 0 ? err : len;