diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 51be64f163ec166812660db8de26105b1c92eb46..f153a8d6e3398e46eaecc53eb16a97c258ef8062 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static void unix_sock_destructor(struct sock *sk)
 #endif
 }
 
-static int unix_release_sock(struct sock *sk, int embrion)
+static void unix_release_sock(struct sock *sk, int embrion)
 {
 	struct unix_sock *u = unix_sk(sk);
 	struct path path;
@@ -451,8 +451,6 @@ static int unix_release_sock(struct sock *sk, int embrion)
 
 	if (unix_tot_inflight)
 		unix_gc();		/* Garbage collect fds */
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void init_peercred(struct sock *sk)
@@ -699,9 +697,10 @@ static int unix_release(struct socket *sock)
 	if (!sk)
 		return 0;
 
+	unix_release_sock(sk, 0);
 	sock->sk = NULL;
 
-	return unix_release_sock(sk, 0);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int unix_autobind(struct socket *sock)