diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 7f64a7b95cfb..55d85d50b3e4 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -3725,6 +3725,9 @@ void sk_common_release(struct sock *sk)
 
 	sk->sk_prot->unhash(sk);
 
+	if (sk->sk_socket)
+		sk->sk_socket->sk = NULL;
+
 	/*
 	 * In this point socket cannot receive new packets, but it is possible
 	 * that some packets are in flight because some CPU runs receiver and