diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp/llcp.c b/net/nfc/llcp/llcp.c
index 3ce646e35f6b..8af896dc759e 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp/llcp.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp/llcp.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void nfc_llcp_socket_release(struct nfc_llcp_local *local)
 
 		/* Release all child sockets */
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(s, n, &parent->list, list) {
-			list_del(&s->list);
+			list_del_init(&s->list);
 			sk = &s->sk;
 
 			lock_sock(sk);
@@ -56,9 +56,12 @@ static void nfc_llcp_socket_release(struct nfc_llcp_local *local)
 				nfc_put_device(s->dev);
 
 			sk->sk_state = LLCP_CLOSED;
-			sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD);
 
 			release_sock(sk);
+
+			sock_orphan(sk);
+
+			s->local = NULL;
 		}
 
 		parent_sk = &parent->sk;
@@ -77,11 +80,12 @@ static void nfc_llcp_socket_release(struct nfc_llcp_local *local)
 				nfc_llcp_accept_unlink(accept_sk);
 
 				accept_sk->sk_state = LLCP_CLOSED;
-				sock_set_flag(accept_sk, SOCK_DEAD);
 
 				release_sock(accept_sk);
 
 				sock_orphan(accept_sk);
+
+				lsk->local = NULL;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -89,9 +93,12 @@ static void nfc_llcp_socket_release(struct nfc_llcp_local *local)
 			nfc_put_device(parent->dev);
 
 		parent_sk->sk_state = LLCP_CLOSED;
-		sock_set_flag(parent_sk, SOCK_DEAD);
 
 		release_sock(parent_sk);
+
+		sock_orphan(parent_sk);
+
+		parent->local = NULL;
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&local->socket_lock);
diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp/sock.c b/net/nfc/llcp/sock.c
index d3861773fab0..35825e20163a 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp/sock.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp/sock.c
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ static int llcp_sock_release(struct socket *sock)
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct nfc_llcp_local *local;
 	struct nfc_llcp_sock *llcp_sock = nfc_llcp_sock(sk);
+	int err = 0;
 
 	if (!sk)
 		return 0;
@@ -322,15 +323,17 @@ static int llcp_sock_release(struct socket *sock)
 	pr_debug("%p\n", sk);
 
 	local = llcp_sock->local;
-	if (local == NULL)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (local == NULL) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&local->socket_lock);
 
 	if (llcp_sock == local->sockets[llcp_sock->ssap])
 		local->sockets[llcp_sock->ssap] = NULL;
 	else
-		list_del(&llcp_sock->list);
+		list_del_init(&llcp_sock->list);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&local->socket_lock);
 
@@ -354,9 +357,7 @@ static int llcp_sock_release(struct socket *sock)
 
 			release_sock(accept_sk);
 
-			sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD);
 			sock_orphan(accept_sk);
-			sock_put(accept_sk);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -367,14 +368,13 @@ static int llcp_sock_release(struct socket *sock)
 	    sk->sk_state == LLCP_LISTEN)
 		nfc_llcp_put_ssap(llcp_sock->local, llcp_sock->ssap);
 
-	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD);
-
 	release_sock(sk);
 
+out:
 	sock_orphan(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int llcp_sock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *_addr,
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ struct sock *nfc_llcp_sock_alloc(struct socket *sock, int type, gfp_t gfp)
 
 void nfc_llcp_sock_free(struct nfc_llcp_sock *sock)
 {
+	struct nfc_llcp_local *local = sock->local;
+
 	kfree(sock->service_name);
 
 	skb_queue_purge(&sock->tx_queue);
@@ -653,6 +655,11 @@ void nfc_llcp_sock_free(struct nfc_llcp_sock *sock)
 
 	list_del_init(&sock->accept_queue);
 
+	if (local != NULL && sock == local->sockets[sock->ssap])
+		local->sockets[sock->ssap] = NULL;
+	else
+		list_del_init(&sock->list);
+
 	sock->parent = NULL;
 }