diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
index 03a696d3bcd9..4a88c4eb2301 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ static int l2tp_ip_recv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	unsigned char *ptr, *optr;
 	struct l2tp_session *session;
 	struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel = NULL;
+	struct iphdr *iph;
 	int length;
 
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, 4))
@@ -174,24 +175,17 @@ pass_up:
 		goto discard;
 
 	tunnel_id = ntohl(*(__be32 *) &skb->data[4]);
-	tunnel = l2tp_tunnel_find(net, tunnel_id);
-	if (tunnel) {
-		sk = tunnel->sock;
-		sock_hold(sk);
-	} else {
-		struct iphdr *iph = (struct iphdr *) skb_network_header(skb);
+	iph = (struct iphdr *)skb_network_header(skb);
 
-		read_lock_bh(&l2tp_ip_lock);
-		sk = __l2tp_ip_bind_lookup(net, iph->daddr, iph->saddr,
-					   inet_iif(skb), tunnel_id);
-		if (!sk) {
-			read_unlock_bh(&l2tp_ip_lock);
-			goto discard;
-		}
-
-		sock_hold(sk);
+	read_lock_bh(&l2tp_ip_lock);
+	sk = __l2tp_ip_bind_lookup(net, iph->daddr, iph->saddr, inet_iif(skb),
+				   tunnel_id);
+	if (!sk) {
 		read_unlock_bh(&l2tp_ip_lock);
+		goto discard;
 	}
+	sock_hold(sk);
+	read_unlock_bh(&l2tp_ip_lock);
 
 	if (!xfrm4_policy_check(sk, XFRM_POLICY_IN, skb))
 		goto discard_put;
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
index 8d412b9b0214..423cb095ad37 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ static int l2tp_ip6_recv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	unsigned char *ptr, *optr;
 	struct l2tp_session *session;
 	struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel = NULL;
+	struct ipv6hdr *iph;
 	int length;
 
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, 4))
@@ -187,24 +188,17 @@ pass_up:
 		goto discard;
 
 	tunnel_id = ntohl(*(__be32 *) &skb->data[4]);
-	tunnel = l2tp_tunnel_find(net, tunnel_id);
-	if (tunnel) {
-		sk = tunnel->sock;
-		sock_hold(sk);
-	} else {
-		struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
+	iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
-		read_lock_bh(&l2tp_ip6_lock);
-		sk = __l2tp_ip6_bind_lookup(net, &iph->daddr, &iph->saddr,
-					    inet6_iif(skb), tunnel_id);
-		if (!sk) {
-			read_unlock_bh(&l2tp_ip6_lock);
-			goto discard;
-		}
-
-		sock_hold(sk);
+	read_lock_bh(&l2tp_ip6_lock);
+	sk = __l2tp_ip6_bind_lookup(net, &iph->daddr, &iph->saddr,
+				    inet6_iif(skb), tunnel_id);
+	if (!sk) {
 		read_unlock_bh(&l2tp_ip6_lock);
+		goto discard;
 	}
+	sock_hold(sk);
+	read_unlock_bh(&l2tp_ip6_lock);
 
 	if (!xfrm6_policy_check(sk, XFRM_POLICY_IN, skb))
 		goto discard_put;