diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 8c45d7e35ee97c973246cbdb3c90ab31a175d944..a5f4f661fa62c55427021d1becbc699519b03053 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ static void rtnetlink_net_exit(struct net *net)
 		 * free.
 		 */
 		sk->sk_net = get_net(&init_net);
-		sock_put(sk);
+		sock_release(net->rtnl->sk_socket);
 		net->rtnl = NULL;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index 8ddcd3f91a175c6adbe42ec51b1dd54a83544a83..4e5216e9aacb3739787138fe4db8b6ef523226e9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ static void nl_fib_lookup_exit(struct net *net)
 	 * initial network namespace. So the socket will  be safe to free.
 	 */
 	net->ipv4.fibnl->sk_net = get_net(&init_net);
-	sock_put(net->ipv4.fibnl);
+	sock_release(net->ipv4.fibnl->sk_socket);
 }
 
 static void fib_disable_ip(struct net_device *dev, int force)