diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
index 4bf4ea6cbb5e..21e24da4847f 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
@@ -902,7 +902,10 @@ static int rfcomm_sock_shutdown(struct socket *sock, int how)
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	if (!sk->sk_shutdown) {
 		sk->sk_shutdown = SHUTDOWN_MASK;
+
+		release_sock(sk);
 		__rfcomm_sock_close(sk);
+		lock_sock(sk);
 
 		if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_LINGER) && sk->sk_lingertime &&
 		    !(current->flags & PF_EXITING))