diff --git a/net/inet/inet_sockif.c b/net/inet/inet_sockif.c
index 7066aaac06e..ecbcefabd5f 100644
--- a/net/inet/inet_sockif.c
+++ b/net/inet/inet_sockif.c
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ static int inet_accept(FAR struct socket *psock, FAR struct sockaddr *addr,
 
   if (psock->s_type != SOCK_STREAM)
     {
-      nerr("ERROR:  Inappropreat socket type: %d\n", psock->s_type);
+      nerr("ERROR:  Inappropriate socket type: %d\n", psock->s_type);
       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
     }
 
@@ -813,13 +813,15 @@ static int inet_accept(FAR struct socket *psock, FAR struct sockaddr *addr,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_TCP
 #ifdef NET_TCP_HAVE_STACK
-  /* Perform the local accept operation (the network locked must be locked) */
+  /* Perform the local accept operation (the network locked must be locked
+   * by the caller).
+   */
 
   ret = psock_tcp_accept(psock, addr, addrlen, &newsock->s_conn);
   if (ret < 0)
     {
       nerr("ERROR: psock_tcp_accept failed: %d\n", ret);
-      goto errout_with_lock;
+      return ret;
     }
 
    /* Begin monitoring for TCP connection events on the newly connected
@@ -834,22 +836,17 @@ static int inet_accept(FAR struct socket *psock, FAR struct sockaddr *addr,
        * everything we have done and return a failure.
        */
 
-      goto errout_after_accept;
+      psock_close(newsock);
+      return ret;
     }
 
   return OK;
 
-errout_after_accept:
-  psock_close(newsock);
-
-errout_with_lock:
-  net_unlock();
-  return ret;
-
 #else
   nwarn("WARNING: SOCK_STREAM not supported in this configuration\n");
   return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 #endif /* NET_TCP_HAVE_STACK */
+
 #else
   nwarn("WARNING: TCP/IP not supported in this configuration\n");
   return -EOPNOTSUPP;