diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index fc876b0c3e06..58539aec857a 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ int nr_rx_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	unsigned short frametype, flags, window, timeout;
 	int ret;
 
-	skb->sk = NULL;		/* Initially we don't know who it's for */
+	skb_orphan(skb);
 
 	/*
 	 *	skb->data points to the netrom frame start
@@ -970,6 +970,7 @@ int nr_rx_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	window = skb->data[20];
 
 	skb->sk             = make;
+	skb->destructor     = sock_efree;
 	make->sk_state	    = TCP_ESTABLISHED;
 
 	/* Fill in his circuit details */