diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index 2af6244b83e27ae384e96cf071c10c5a89674804..ccfbce13a6333a65dab64e4847dd510dfafb1b43 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -156,17 +156,18 @@ int ping_hash(struct sock *sk)
 void ping_unhash(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct inet_sock *isk = inet_sk(sk);
+
 	pr_debug("ping_unhash(isk=%p,isk->num=%u)\n", isk, isk->inet_num);
+	write_lock_bh(&ping_table.lock);
 	if (sk_hashed(sk)) {
-		write_lock_bh(&ping_table.lock);
 		hlist_nulls_del(&sk->sk_nulls_node);
 		sk_nulls_node_init(&sk->sk_nulls_node);
 		sock_put(sk);
 		isk->inet_num = 0;
 		isk->inet_sport = 0;
 		sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, -1);
-		write_unlock_bh(&ping_table.lock);
 	}
+	write_unlock_bh(&ping_table.lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ping_unhash);