diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/udp_server.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/udp_server.c
index fd0c7a0f9dceb129563105f3e2f6e67dadad5986..dd8256312775df982eba5f7b04919d0418e22b55 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/udp_server.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/udp_server.c
@@ -388,7 +388,9 @@ int grpc_udp_server_add_port(grpc_udp_server *s,
     /* Try listening on IPv6 first. */
     addr = &wild6;
     // TODO(rjshade): Test and propagate the returned grpc_error*:
-    grpc_create_dualstack_socket(addr, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP, &dsmode, &fd);
+    GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(
+        grpc_create_dualstack_socket(addr, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP,
+                                     &dsmode, &fd));
     allocated_port1 = add_socket_to_server(s, fd, addr, read_cb, orphan_cb);
     if (fd >= 0 && dsmode == GRPC_DSMODE_DUALSTACK) {
       goto done;
@@ -402,7 +404,9 @@ int grpc_udp_server_add_port(grpc_udp_server *s,
   }
 
   // TODO(rjshade): Test and propagate the returned grpc_error*:
-  grpc_create_dualstack_socket(addr, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP, &dsmode, &fd);
+  GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(
+      grpc_create_dualstack_socket(addr, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP,
+                                   &dsmode, &fd));
   if (fd < 0) {
     gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "Unable to create socket: %s", strerror(errno));
   }