diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 70e2c4def7a6..bd3a5ef8e59b 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -830,10 +830,12 @@ static int vsock_shutdown(struct socket *sock, int mode)
 	 */
 
 	sk = sock->sk;
+
+	lock_sock(sk);
 	if (sock->state == SS_UNCONNECTED) {
 		err = -ENOTCONN;
 		if (sk->sk_type == SOCK_STREAM)
-			return err;
+			goto out;
 	} else {
 		sock->state = SS_DISCONNECTING;
 		err = 0;
@@ -842,10 +844,8 @@ static int vsock_shutdown(struct socket *sock, int mode)
 	/* Receive and send shutdowns are treated alike. */
 	mode = mode & (RCV_SHUTDOWN | SEND_SHUTDOWN);
 	if (mode) {
-		lock_sock(sk);
 		sk->sk_shutdown |= mode;
 		sk->sk_state_change(sk);
-		release_sock(sk);
 
 		if (sk->sk_type == SOCK_STREAM) {
 			sock_reset_flag(sk, SOCK_DONE);
@@ -853,6 +853,8 @@ static int vsock_shutdown(struct socket *sock, int mode)
 		}
 	}
 
+out:
+	release_sock(sk);
 	return err;
 }