diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 95d7f32643aef3a3e0b3830200ea592bb1b54849..1d17e41b892df31e5c9da968fc9647400d62fc0d 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -1469,6 +1469,9 @@ static int bcm_release(struct socket *sock)
 		bo->ifindex = 0;
 	}
 
+	sock_orphan(sk);
+	sock->sk = NULL;
+
 	release_sock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 
diff --git a/net/can/raw.c b/net/can/raw.c
index 6aa154e806ae722c53e71603c0b22865526452a0..3482546e88848f7613ea0c7b47a9dc51f53c2562 100644
--- a/net/can/raw.c
+++ b/net/can/raw.c
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ static int raw_release(struct socket *sock)
 	ro->bound   = 0;
 	ro->count   = 0;
 
+	sock_orphan(sk);
+	sock->sk = NULL;
+
 	release_sock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);