diff --git a/include/net/geneve.h b/include/net/geneve.h
index 112132cf8e2e878c0e4629c88e2065eadfda0f4f..03aa2adb5bab7793ab6dea4b80d07e0873338df2 100644
--- a/include/net/geneve.h
+++ b/include/net/geneve.h
@@ -68,13 +68,12 @@ struct geneve_sock;
 typedef void (geneve_rcv_t)(struct geneve_sock *gs, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 struct geneve_sock {
-	struct hlist_node	hlist;
+	struct list_head	list;
 	geneve_rcv_t		*rcv;
 	void			*rcv_data;
-	struct work_struct	del_work;
 	struct socket		*sock;
 	struct rcu_head		rcu;
-	atomic_t		refcnt;
+	int			refcnt;
 	struct udp_offload	udp_offloads;
 };
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/geneve.c b/net/ipv4/geneve.c
index 19e256e1dd92f374266d52612d483667de684cf7..5b52046ec7a2e134de93ad39fa0dc4c1523fc9c0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/geneve.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/geneve.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
-#include <linux/rculist.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/in.h>
 #include <linux/ip.h>
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
-#include <linux/hash.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <net/arp.h>
 #include <net/ndisc.h>
 #include <net/ip.h>
@@ -50,38 +50,30 @@
 #include <net/ip6_checksum.h>
 #endif
 
-#define PORT_HASH_BITS 8
-#define PORT_HASH_SIZE (1<<PORT_HASH_BITS)
+/* Protects sock_list and refcounts. */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(geneve_mutex);
 
 /* per-network namespace private data for this module */
 struct geneve_net {
-	struct hlist_head	sock_list[PORT_HASH_SIZE];
-	spinlock_t		sock_lock;   /* Protects sock_list */
+	struct list_head	sock_list;
 };
 
 static int geneve_net_id;
 
-static struct workqueue_struct *geneve_wq;
-
 static inline struct genevehdr *geneve_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return (struct genevehdr *)(udp_hdr(skb) + 1);
 }
 
-static struct hlist_head *gs_head(struct net *net, __be16 port)
+static struct geneve_sock *geneve_find_sock(struct net *net,
+					    sa_family_t family, __be16 port)
 {
 	struct geneve_net *gn = net_generic(net, geneve_net_id);
-
-	return &gn->sock_list[hash_32(ntohs(port), PORT_HASH_BITS)];
-}
-
-/* Find geneve socket based on network namespace and UDP port */
-static struct geneve_sock *geneve_find_sock(struct net *net, __be16 port)
-{
 	struct geneve_sock *gs;
 
-	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(gs, gs_head(net, port), hlist) {
-		if (inet_sk(gs->sock->sk)->inet_sport == port)
+	list_for_each_entry(gs, &gn->sock_list, list) {
+		if (inet_sk(gs->sock->sk)->inet_sport == port &&
+		    inet_sk(gs->sock->sk)->sk.sk_family == family)
 			return gs;
 	}
 
@@ -307,15 +299,6 @@ static int geneve_udp_encap_recv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static void geneve_del_work(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct geneve_sock *gs = container_of(work, struct geneve_sock,
-					      del_work);
-
-	udp_tunnel_sock_release(gs->sock);
-	kfree_rcu(gs, rcu);
-}
-
 static struct socket *geneve_create_sock(struct net *net, bool ipv6,
 					 __be16 port)
 {
@@ -356,8 +339,6 @@ static struct geneve_sock *geneve_socket_create(struct net *net, __be16 port,
 	if (!gs)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	INIT_WORK(&gs->del_work, geneve_del_work);
-
 	sock = geneve_create_sock(net, ipv6, port);
 	if (IS_ERR(sock)) {
 		kfree(gs);
@@ -365,7 +346,7 @@ static struct geneve_sock *geneve_socket_create(struct net *net, __be16 port,
 	}
 
 	gs->sock = sock;
-	atomic_set(&gs->refcnt, 1);
+	gs->refcnt = 1;
 	gs->rcv = rcv;
 	gs->rcv_data = data;
 
@@ -373,11 +354,7 @@ static struct geneve_sock *geneve_socket_create(struct net *net, __be16 port,
 	gs->udp_offloads.port = port;
 	gs->udp_offloads.callbacks.gro_receive  = geneve_gro_receive;
 	gs->udp_offloads.callbacks.gro_complete = geneve_gro_complete;
-
-	spin_lock(&gn->sock_lock);
-	hlist_add_head_rcu(&gs->hlist, gs_head(net, port));
 	geneve_notify_add_rx_port(gs);
-	spin_unlock(&gn->sock_lock);
 
 	/* Mark socket as an encapsulation socket */
 	tunnel_cfg.sk_user_data = gs;
@@ -386,6 +363,8 @@ static struct geneve_sock *geneve_socket_create(struct net *net, __be16 port,
 	tunnel_cfg.encap_destroy = NULL;
 	setup_udp_tunnel_sock(net, sock, &tunnel_cfg);
 
+	list_add(&gs->list, &gn->sock_list);
+
 	return gs;
 }
 
@@ -393,25 +372,21 @@ struct geneve_sock *geneve_sock_add(struct net *net, __be16 port,
 				    geneve_rcv_t *rcv, void *data,
 				    bool no_share, bool ipv6)
 {
-	struct geneve_net *gn = net_generic(net, geneve_net_id);
 	struct geneve_sock *gs;
 
-	gs = geneve_socket_create(net, port, rcv, data, ipv6);
-	if (!IS_ERR(gs))
-		return gs;
-
-	if (no_share)	/* Return error if sharing is not allowed. */
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	mutex_lock(&geneve_mutex);
 
-	spin_lock(&gn->sock_lock);
-	gs = geneve_find_sock(net, port);
-	if (gs && ((gs->rcv != rcv) ||
-		   !atomic_add_unless(&gs->refcnt, 1, 0)))
+	gs = geneve_find_sock(net, ipv6 ? AF_INET6 : AF_INET, port);
+	if (gs) {
+		if (!no_share && gs->rcv == rcv)
+			gs->refcnt++;
+		else
 			gs = ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
-	spin_unlock(&gn->sock_lock);
+	} else {
+		gs = geneve_socket_create(net, port, rcv, data, ipv6);
+	}
 
-	if (!gs)
-		gs = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	mutex_unlock(&geneve_mutex);
 
 	return gs;
 }
@@ -419,37 +394,32 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(geneve_sock_add);
 
 void geneve_sock_release(struct geneve_sock *gs)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(gs->sock->sk);
-	struct geneve_net *gn = net_generic(net, geneve_net_id);
+	mutex_lock(&geneve_mutex);
 
-	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&gs->refcnt))
-		return;
+	if (--gs->refcnt)
+		goto unlock;
 
-	spin_lock(&gn->sock_lock);
-	hlist_del_rcu(&gs->hlist);
+	list_del(&gs->list);
 	geneve_notify_del_rx_port(gs);
-	spin_unlock(&gn->sock_lock);
+	udp_tunnel_sock_release(gs->sock);
+	kfree_rcu(gs, rcu);
 
-	queue_work(geneve_wq, &gs->del_work);
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&geneve_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(geneve_sock_release);
 
 static __net_init int geneve_init_net(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct geneve_net *gn = net_generic(net, geneve_net_id);
-	unsigned int h;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&gn->sock_lock);
-
-	for (h = 0; h < PORT_HASH_SIZE; ++h)
-		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&gn->sock_list[h]);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gn->sock_list);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct pernet_operations geneve_net_ops = {
 	.init = geneve_init_net,
-	.exit = NULL,
 	.id   = &geneve_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct geneve_net),
 };
@@ -458,10 +428,6 @@ static int __init geneve_init_module(void)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	geneve_wq = alloc_workqueue("geneve", 0, 0);
-	if (!geneve_wq)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	rc = register_pernet_subsys(&geneve_net_ops);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
@@ -470,11 +436,10 @@ static int __init geneve_init_module(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-late_initcall(geneve_init_module);
+module_init(geneve_init_module);
 
 static void __exit geneve_cleanup_module(void)
 {
-	destroy_workqueue(geneve_wq);
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&geneve_net_ops);
 }
 module_exit(geneve_cleanup_module);