diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 2546fc9f0a78b14559fc380b365665ad02afaed6..3b6575478fcc381aae64ee2c0d7b2b791d5f1846 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_rcv(struct sk_buff **pskb)
 
 	skb->dev = NULL;
 
-	bh_lock_sock(sk);
+	bh_lock_sock_nested(sk);
 	ret = 0;
 	if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_DMA