1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 5acee49db90b..94a61e602ee7 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -691,6 +691,9 @@ static void deferred_put_nlk_sk(struct rcu_head *head)
         struct netlink_sock *nlk = container_of(head, struct netlink_sock, rcu);
         struct sock *sk = &nlk->sk;
 
+        kfree(nlk->groups);
+        nlk->groups = NULL;
+
         if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&sk->sk_refcnt))
                 return;
 
@@ -769,9 +772,6 @@ static int netlink_release(struct socket *sock)
                 netlink_table_ungrab();
         }
 
-        kfree(nlk->groups);
-        nlk->groups = NULL;
-
         local_bh_disable();
         sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), &netlink_proto, -1);
         local_bh_enable();