diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index de1af8ae17107a..b90d8baadca2d3 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2651,6 +2651,7 @@ static int packet_release(struct socket *sock)
 
 	packet_flush_mclist(sk);
 
+	lock_sock(sk);
 	if (po->rx_ring.pg_vec) {
 		memset(&req_u, 0, sizeof(req_u));
 		packet_set_ring(sk, &req_u, 1, 0);
@@ -2660,6 +2661,7 @@ static int packet_release(struct socket *sock)
 		memset(&req_u, 0, sizeof(req_u));
 		packet_set_ring(sk, &req_u, 1, 1);
 	}
+	release_sock(sk);
 
 	f = fanout_release(sk);
 
@@ -3295,6 +3297,7 @@ packet_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname, char __user *optv
 		union tpacket_req_u req_u;
 		int len;
 
+		lock_sock(sk);
 		switch (po->tp_version) {
 		case TPACKET_V1:
 		case TPACKET_V2:
@@ -3305,14 +3308,19 @@ packet_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname, char __user *optv
 			len = sizeof(req_u.req3);
 			break;
 		}
-		if (optlen < len)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		if (pkt_sk(sk)->has_vnet_hdr)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		if (copy_from_user(&req_u.req, optval, len))
-			return -EFAULT;
-		return packet_set_ring(sk, &req_u, 0,
-			optname == PACKET_TX_RING);
+		if (optlen < len) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		} else if (pkt_sk(sk)->has_vnet_hdr) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		} else {
+			if (copy_from_user(&req_u.req, optval, len))
+				ret = -EFAULT;
+			else
+				ret = packet_set_ring(sk, &req_u, 0,
+						    optname == PACKET_TX_RING);
+		}
+		release_sock(sk);
+		return ret;
 	}
 	case PACKET_COPY_THRESH:
 	{
@@ -3820,7 +3828,6 @@ static int packet_set_ring(struct sock *sk, union tpacket_req_u *req_u,
 	/* Added to avoid minimal code churn */
 	struct tpacket_req *req = &req_u->req;
 
-	lock_sock(sk);
 	/* Opening a Tx-ring is NOT supported in TPACKET_V3 */
 	if (!closing && tx_ring && (po->tp_version > TPACKET_V2)) {
 		WARN(1, "Tx-ring is not supported.\n");
@@ -3956,7 +3963,6 @@ static int packet_set_ring(struct sock *sk, union tpacket_req_u *req_u,
 	if (pg_vec)
 		free_pg_vec(pg_vec, order, req->tp_block_nr);
 out:
-	release_sock(sk);
 	return err;
 }