diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index cf8847cfc664..992b6e5d85d7 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -89,20 +89,20 @@ again:
 			sk = s->sk;
 			if (!sk) {
 				spin_unlock_bh(&ax25_list_lock);
-				s->ax25_dev = NULL;
 				ax25_disconnect(s, ENETUNREACH);
+				s->ax25_dev = NULL;
 				spin_lock_bh(&ax25_list_lock);
 				goto again;
 			}
 			sock_hold(sk);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&ax25_list_lock);
 			lock_sock(sk);
+			ax25_disconnect(s, ENETUNREACH);
 			s->ax25_dev = NULL;
 			if (sk->sk_socket) {
 				dev_put_track(ax25_dev->dev, &ax25_dev->dev_tracker);
 				ax25_dev_put(ax25_dev);
 			}
-			ax25_disconnect(s, ENETUNREACH);
 			release_sock(sk);
 			spin_lock_bh(&ax25_list_lock);
 			sock_put(sk);
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_subr.c b/net/ax25/ax25_subr.c
index 15ab812c4fe4..3a476e4f6cd0 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_subr.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_subr.c
@@ -261,12 +261,20 @@ void ax25_disconnect(ax25_cb *ax25, int reason)
 {
 	ax25_clear_queues(ax25);
 
-	if (!ax25->sk || !sock_flag(ax25->sk, SOCK_DESTROY))
-		ax25_stop_heartbeat(ax25);
-	ax25_stop_t1timer(ax25);
-	ax25_stop_t2timer(ax25);
-	ax25_stop_t3timer(ax25);
-	ax25_stop_idletimer(ax25);
+	if (reason == ENETUNREACH) {
+		del_timer_sync(&ax25->timer);
+		del_timer_sync(&ax25->t1timer);
+		del_timer_sync(&ax25->t2timer);
+		del_timer_sync(&ax25->t3timer);
+		del_timer_sync(&ax25->idletimer);
+	} else {
+		if (!ax25->sk || !sock_flag(ax25->sk, SOCK_DESTROY))
+			ax25_stop_heartbeat(ax25);
+		ax25_stop_t1timer(ax25);
+		ax25_stop_t2timer(ax25);
+		ax25_stop_t3timer(ax25);
+		ax25_stop_idletimer(ax25);
+	}
 
 	ax25->state = AX25_STATE_0;