diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_owner.c b/net/netfilter/xt_owner.c
index e85ce69924ae..50332888c8d2 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_owner.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_owner.c
@@ -76,18 +76,23 @@ owner_mt(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par)
 		 */
 		return false;
 
-	filp = sk->sk_socket->file;
-	if (filp == NULL)
+	read_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
+	filp = sk->sk_socket ? sk->sk_socket->file : NULL;
+	if (filp == NULL) {
+		read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 		return ((info->match ^ info->invert) &
 		       (XT_OWNER_UID | XT_OWNER_GID)) == 0;
+	}
 
 	if (info->match & XT_OWNER_UID) {
 		kuid_t uid_min = make_kuid(net->user_ns, info->uid_min);
 		kuid_t uid_max = make_kuid(net->user_ns, info->uid_max);
 		if ((uid_gte(filp->f_cred->fsuid, uid_min) &&
 		     uid_lte(filp->f_cred->fsuid, uid_max)) ^
-		    !(info->invert & XT_OWNER_UID))
+		    !(info->invert & XT_OWNER_UID)) {
+			read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (info->match & XT_OWNER_GID) {
@@ -112,10 +117,13 @@ owner_mt(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (match ^ !(info->invert & XT_OWNER_GID))
+		if (match ^ !(info->invert & XT_OWNER_GID)) {
+			read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
+	read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	return true;
 }