diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 5c820212ba81..18d27b8c2511 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ static void __sock_release(struct socket *sock, struct inode *inode)
 		if (inode)
 			inode_lock(inode);
 		sock->ops->release(sock);
+		sock->sk = NULL;
 		if (inode)
 			inode_unlock(inode);
 		sock->ops = NULL;