diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
index 50e3ee9a9d61..bc6e8bfc5be4 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
@@ -437,11 +437,11 @@ static void pppol2tp_session_close(struct l2tp_session *session)
 
 	BUG_ON(session->magic != L2TP_SESSION_MAGIC);
 
-	if (sock) {
+	if (sock)
 		inet_shutdown(sock, SEND_SHUTDOWN);
-		/* Don't let the session go away before our socket does */
-		l2tp_session_inc_refcount(session);
-	}
+
+	/* Don't let the session go away before our socket does */
+	l2tp_session_inc_refcount(session);
 }
 
 /* Really kill the session socket. (Called from sock_put() if