diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 09255eae93e9..dc42b44c2aa1 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ void sock_net_set(struct sock *sk, struct net *net)
 static inline void sk_change_net(struct sock *sk, struct net *net)
 {
 	put_net(sock_net(sk));
-	sock_net_set(sk, net);
+	sock_net_set(sk, hold_net(net));
 }
 
 extern void sock_enable_timestamp(struct sock *sk);
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index c0ecbdcf75d8..54c836a2216b 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1001,6 +1001,7 @@ void sk_release_kernel(struct sock *sk)
 
 	sock_hold(sk);
 	sock_release(sk->sk_socket);
+	release_net(sock_net(sk));
 	sock_net_set(sk, get_net(&init_net));
 	sock_put(sk);
 }