diff --git a/net/ipv4/icmp.c b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
index 860558633b2c28b0ae9e8f658846d0b0bbe2b49b..55c355e632345c9d3b07b263beea4332e2d36904 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
@@ -204,18 +204,22 @@ static struct sock *icmp_sk(struct net *net)
 	return net->ipv4.icmp_sk[smp_processor_id()];
 }
 
-static inline int icmp_xmit_lock(struct sock *sk)
+static inline struct sock *icmp_xmit_lock(struct net *net)
 {
+	struct sock *sk;
+
 	local_bh_disable();
 
+	sk = icmp_sk(net);
+
 	if (unlikely(!spin_trylock(&sk->sk_lock.slock))) {
 		/* This can happen if the output path signals a
 		 * dst_link_failure() for an outgoing ICMP packet.
 		 */
 		local_bh_enable();
-		return 1;
+		return NULL;
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return sk;
 }
 
 static inline void icmp_xmit_unlock(struct sock *sk)
@@ -354,15 +358,17 @@ static void icmp_reply(struct icmp_bxm *icmp_param, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct ipcm_cookie ipc;
 	struct rtable *rt = skb->rtable;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(rt->u.dst.dev);
-	struct sock *sk = icmp_sk(net);
-	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
+	struct sock *sk;
+	struct inet_sock *inet;
 	__be32 daddr;
 
 	if (ip_options_echo(&icmp_param->replyopts, skb))
 		return;
 
-	if (icmp_xmit_lock(sk))
+	sk = icmp_xmit_lock(net);
+	if (sk == NULL)
 		return;
+	inet = inet_sk(sk);
 
 	icmp_param->data.icmph.checksum = 0;
 
@@ -419,7 +425,6 @@ void icmp_send(struct sk_buff *skb_in, int type, int code, __be32 info)
 	if (!rt)
 		goto out;
 	net = dev_net(rt->u.dst.dev);
-	sk = icmp_sk(net);
 
 	/*
 	 *	Find the original header. It is expected to be valid, of course.
@@ -483,7 +488,8 @@ void icmp_send(struct sk_buff *skb_in, int type, int code, __be32 info)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (icmp_xmit_lock(sk))
+	sk = icmp_xmit_lock(net);
+	if (sk == NULL)
 		return;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/net/ipv6/icmp.c b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
index abedf95fdf2dd0ca5f8cfa25cdfe0f6504395592..b3157a0cc15dc70814924be1f12b5e2ff4cad4f8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
@@ -91,19 +91,22 @@ static struct inet6_protocol icmpv6_protocol = {
 	.flags		=	INET6_PROTO_NOPOLICY|INET6_PROTO_FINAL,
 };
 
-static __inline__ int icmpv6_xmit_lock(struct sock *sk)
+static __inline__ struct sock *icmpv6_xmit_lock(struct net *net)
 {
+	struct sock *sk;
+
 	local_bh_disable();
 
+	sk = icmpv6_sk(net);
 	if (unlikely(!spin_trylock(&sk->sk_lock.slock))) {
 		/* This can happen if the output path (f.e. SIT or
 		 * ip6ip6 tunnel) signals dst_link_failure() for an
 		 * outgoing ICMP6 packet.
 		 */
 		local_bh_enable();
-		return 1;
+		return NULL;
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return sk;
 }
 
 static __inline__ void icmpv6_xmit_unlock(struct sock *sk)
@@ -392,11 +395,10 @@ void icmpv6_send(struct sk_buff *skb, int type, int code, __u32 info,
 	fl.fl_icmp_code = code;
 	security_skb_classify_flow(skb, &fl);
 
-	sk = icmpv6_sk(net);
-	np = inet6_sk(sk);
-
-	if (icmpv6_xmit_lock(sk))
+	sk = icmpv6_xmit_lock(net);
+	if (sk == NULL)
 		return;
+	np = inet6_sk(sk);
 
 	if (!icmpv6_xrlim_allow(sk, type, &fl))
 		goto out;
@@ -539,11 +541,10 @@ static void icmpv6_echo_reply(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	fl.fl_icmp_type = ICMPV6_ECHO_REPLY;
 	security_skb_classify_flow(skb, &fl);
 
-	sk = icmpv6_sk(net);
-	np = inet6_sk(sk);
-
-	if (icmpv6_xmit_lock(sk))
+	sk = icmpv6_xmit_lock(net);
+	if (sk == NULL)
 		return;
+	np = inet6_sk(sk);
 
 	if (!fl.oif && ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&fl.fl6_dst))
 		fl.oif = np->mcast_oif;