diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
index d2408a5e43a6..9c97e9bcf5f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
@@ -455,6 +455,18 @@ out:
 	return NET_RX_DROP;
 }
 
+static void pppoe_unbind_sock_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct pppox_sock *po = container_of(work, struct pppox_sock,
+					     proto.pppoe.padt_work);
+	struct sock *sk = sk_pppox(po);
+
+	lock_sock(sk);
+	pppox_unbind_sock(sk);
+	release_sock(sk);
+	sock_put(sk);
+}
+
 /************************************************************************
  *
  * Receive a PPPoE Discovery frame.
@@ -500,7 +512,8 @@ static int pppoe_disc_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		}
 
 		bh_unlock_sock(sk);
-		sock_put(sk);
+		if (!schedule_work(&po->proto.pppoe.padt_work))
+			sock_put(sk);
 	}
 
 abort:
@@ -613,6 +626,8 @@ static int pppoe_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uservaddr,
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
+	INIT_WORK(&po->proto.pppoe.padt_work, pppoe_unbind_sock_work);
+
 	error = -EINVAL;
 	if (sp->sa_protocol != PX_PROTO_OE)
 		goto end;
diff --git a/include/linux/if_pppox.h b/include/linux/if_pppox.h
index aff7ad8a4ea3..66a7d7600f43 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_pppox.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_pppox.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/ppp_channel.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/if_pppox.h>
 
 static inline struct pppoe_hdr *pppoe_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ struct pppoe_opt {
 	struct pppoe_addr	pa;	  /* what this socket is bound to*/
 	struct sockaddr_pppox	relay;	  /* what socket data will be
 					     relayed to (PPPoE relaying) */
+	struct work_struct      padt_work;/* Work item for handling PADT */
 };
 
 struct pptp_opt {