diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index ecb91ad4ce63..ef81d019b20f 100644
--- a/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ b/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -182,21 +182,47 @@ void rose_kill_by_neigh(struct rose_neigh *neigh)
  */
 static void rose_kill_by_device(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct sock *s;
+	struct sock *sk, *array[16];
+	struct rose_sock *rose;
+	bool rescan;
+	int i, cnt;
 
+start:
+	rescan = false;
+	cnt = 0;
 	spin_lock_bh(&rose_list_lock);
-	sk_for_each(s, &rose_list) {
-		struct rose_sock *rose = rose_sk(s);
-
+	sk_for_each(sk, &rose_list) {
+		rose = rose_sk(sk);
 		if (rose->device == dev) {
-			rose_disconnect(s, ENETUNREACH, ROSE_OUT_OF_ORDER, 0);
+			if (cnt == ARRAY_SIZE(array)) {
+				rescan = true;
+				break;
+			}
+			sock_hold(sk);
+			array[cnt++] = sk;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&rose_list_lock);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
+		sk = array[cnt];
+		rose = rose_sk(sk);
+		lock_sock(sk);
+		spin_lock_bh(&rose_list_lock);
+		if (rose->device == dev) {
+			rose_disconnect(sk, ENETUNREACH, ROSE_OUT_OF_ORDER, 0);
 			if (rose->neighbour)
 				rose->neighbour->use--;
 			netdev_put(rose->device, &rose->dev_tracker);
 			rose->device = NULL;
 		}
+		spin_unlock_bh(&rose_list_lock);
+		release_sock(sk);
+		sock_put(sk);
+		cond_resched();
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&rose_list_lock);
+	if (rescan)
+		goto start;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -656,7 +682,10 @@ static int rose_release(struct socket *sock)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&rose_list_lock);
 	netdev_put(rose->device, &rose->dev_tracker);
+	rose->device = NULL;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&rose_list_lock);
 	sock->sk = NULL;
 	release_sock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);