--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c +++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c @@ -993,10 +993,6 @@ static int ax25_release(struct socket *s sock_orphan(sk); ax25 = sk_to_ax25(sk); ax25_dev = ax25->ax25_dev; - if (ax25_dev) { - dev_put(ax25_dev->dev); - ax25_dev_put(ax25_dev); - } if (sk->sk_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) { switch (ax25->state) { @@ -1058,6 +1054,10 @@ static int ax25_release(struct socket *s sk->sk_state_change(sk); ax25_destroy_socket(ax25); } + if (ax25_dev) { + dev_put(ax25_dev->dev); + ax25_dev_put(ax25_dev); + } sock->sk = NULL; release_sock(sk);