diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 29a5fd231eac9a97bb247162e8a8fc20a8163cea..4ee392066148e771925f601c5159f6d0960776af 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ static int netlink_release(struct socket *sock)
 		nlk->cb->done(nlk->cb);
 		netlink_destroy_callback(nlk->cb);
 		nlk->cb = NULL;
-		__sock_put(sk);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&nlk->cb_lock);
 
@@ -1099,7 +1098,6 @@ static int netlink_dump(struct sock *sk)
 	spin_unlock(&nlk->cb_lock);
 
 	netlink_destroy_callback(cb);
-	__sock_put(sk);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1138,7 +1136,6 @@ int netlink_dump_start(struct sock *ssk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	nlk->cb = cb;
-	sock_hold(sk);
 	spin_unlock(&nlk->cb_lock);
 
 	netlink_dump(sk);