diff --git a/net/llc/af_llc.c b/net/llc/af_llc.c
index d23cd51efc5ffbe9f37feb2ba0532d8ffe10b491..91ee9928d56f6a673685975e757266bdcaea050e 100644
--- a/net/llc/af_llc.c
+++ b/net/llc/af_llc.c
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ static int llc_ui_release(struct socket *sock)
 	if (llc->dev)
 		dev_put(llc->dev);
 	sock_put(sk);
+	sock_orphan(sk);
+	sock->sk = NULL;
 	llc_sk_free(sk);
 out:
 	return 0;