diff --git a/net/can/j1939/main.c b/net/can/j1939/main.c
index e52330f628c9..6884d18f919c 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/main.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/main.c
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ static void j1939_can_rx_unregister(struct j1939_priv *priv)
 	can_rx_unregister(dev_net(ndev), ndev, J1939_CAN_ID, J1939_CAN_MASK,
 			  j1939_can_recv, priv);
 
+	/* The last reference of priv is dropped by the RCU deferred
+	 * j1939_sk_sock_destruct() of the last socket, so we can
+	 * safely drop this reference here.
+	 */
 	j1939_priv_put(priv);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/can/j1939/socket.c b/net/can/j1939/socket.c
index d57475c8ba07..51bfb220fad8 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/socket.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/socket.c
@@ -398,6 +398,9 @@ static int j1939_sk_init(struct sock *sk)
 	atomic_set(&jsk->skb_pending, 0);
 	spin_lock_init(&jsk->sk_session_queue_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&jsk->sk_session_queue);
+
+	/* j1939_sk_sock_destruct() depends on SOCK_RCU_FREE flag */
+	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE);
 	sk->sk_destruct = j1939_sk_sock_destruct;
 	sk->sk_protocol = CAN_J1939;