diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
index 2f3eb7dc45da..545e339b8c4f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ struct ip6_flowlabel *fl6_sock_lookup(struct sock *sk, __be32 label)
 	rcu_read_lock_bh();
 	for_each_sk_fl_rcu(np, sfl) {
 		struct ip6_flowlabel *fl = sfl->fl;
-		if (fl->label == label) {
+
+		if (fl->label == label && atomic_inc_not_zero(&fl->users)) {
 			fl->lastuse = jiffies;
-			atomic_inc(&fl->users);
 			rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 			return fl;
 		}
@@ -618,7 +618,8 @@ int ipv6_flowlabel_opt(struct sock *sk, char __user *optval, int optlen)
 						goto done;
 					}
 					fl1 = sfl->fl;
-					atomic_inc(&fl1->users);
+					if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&fl1->users))
+						fl1 = NULL;
 					break;
 				}
 			}