diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index c5bf5ef..49d5093 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -2339,6 +2339,7 @@
 
 			if (signal_pending(current)) {
 				err = sock_intr_errno(timeo);
+				scm_destroy(&scm);
 				goto out;
 			}