diff --git a/net/tipc/server.c b/net/tipc/server.c
index 2446bfbaa309..7a0af2dc0406 100644
--- a/net/tipc/server.c
+++ b/net/tipc/server.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct outqueue_entry {
 static void tipc_recv_work(struct work_struct *work);
 static void tipc_send_work(struct work_struct *work);
 static void tipc_clean_outqueues(struct tipc_conn *con);
+static void tipc_sock_release(struct tipc_conn *con);
 
 static void tipc_conn_kref_release(struct kref *kref)
 {
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ static void tipc_conn_kref_release(struct kref *kref)
 		}
 		saddr->scope = -TIPC_NODE_SCOPE;
 		kernel_bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)saddr, sizeof(*saddr));
+		tipc_sock_release(con);
 		sock_release(sock);
 		con->sock = NULL;
 	}
@@ -184,26 +186,31 @@ static void tipc_unregister_callbacks(struct tipc_conn *con)
 	write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 }
 
+static void tipc_sock_release(struct tipc_conn *con)
+{
+	struct tipc_server *s = con->server;
+
+	if (con->conid)
+		s->tipc_conn_release(con->conid, con->usr_data);
+
+	tipc_unregister_callbacks(con);
+}
+
 static void tipc_close_conn(struct tipc_conn *con)
 {
 	struct tipc_server *s = con->server;
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(CF_CONNECTED, &con->flags)) {
-		if (con->conid)
-			s->tipc_conn_shutdown(con->conid, con->usr_data);
 
 		spin_lock_bh(&s->idr_lock);
 		idr_remove(&s->conn_idr, con->conid);
 		s->idr_in_use--;
 		spin_unlock_bh(&s->idr_lock);
 
-		tipc_unregister_callbacks(con);
-
 		/* We shouldn't flush pending works as we may be in the
 		 * thread. In fact the races with pending rx/tx work structs
 		 * are harmless for us here as we have already deleted this
-		 * connection from server connection list and set
-		 * sk->sk_user_data to 0 before releasing connection object.
+		 * connection from server connection list.
 		 */
 		kernel_sock_shutdown(con->sock, SHUT_RDWR);
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/server.h b/net/tipc/server.h
index 9015faedb1b0..34f8055afa3b 100644
--- a/net/tipc/server.h
+++ b/net/tipc/server.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
  * @send_wq: send workqueue
  * @max_rcvbuf_size: maximum permitted receive message length
  * @tipc_conn_new: callback will be called when new connection is incoming
- * @tipc_conn_shutdown: callback will be called when connection is shut down
+ * @tipc_conn_release: callback will be called before releasing the connection
  * @tipc_conn_recvmsg: callback will be called when message arrives
  * @saddr: TIPC server address
  * @name: server name
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ struct tipc_server {
 	struct workqueue_struct *send_wq;
 	int max_rcvbuf_size;
 	void *(*tipc_conn_new)(int conid);
-	void (*tipc_conn_shutdown)(int conid, void *usr_data);
+	void (*tipc_conn_release)(int conid, void *usr_data);
 	void (*tipc_conn_recvmsg)(struct net *net, int conid,
 				  struct sockaddr_tipc *addr, void *usr_data,
 				  void *buf, size_t len);
diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.c b/net/tipc/subscr.c
index e6cb386fbf34..79de588c7bd6 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static void tipc_subscrp_subscribe(struct net *net, struct tipc_subscr *s,
 }
 
 /* Handle one termination request for the subscriber */
-static void tipc_subscrb_shutdown_cb(int conid, void *usr_data)
+static void tipc_subscrb_release_cb(int conid, void *usr_data)
 {
 	tipc_subscrb_delete((struct tipc_subscriber *)usr_data);
 }
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ int tipc_topsrv_start(struct net *net)
 	topsrv->max_rcvbuf_size		= sizeof(struct tipc_subscr);
 	topsrv->tipc_conn_recvmsg	= tipc_subscrb_rcv_cb;
 	topsrv->tipc_conn_new		= tipc_subscrb_connect_cb;
-	topsrv->tipc_conn_shutdown	= tipc_subscrb_shutdown_cb;
+	topsrv->tipc_conn_release	= tipc_subscrb_release_cb;
 
 	strncpy(topsrv->name, name, strlen(name) + 1);
 	tn->topsrv = topsrv;