1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 9370f953e16f..30ea82a9b0f1 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ static int tipc_release(struct socket *sock)
         struct net *net;
         struct tipc_sock *tsk;
         struct sk_buff *skb;
-        u32 dnode, probing_state;
+        u32 dnode;
 
         /*
          * Exit if socket isn't fully initialized (occurs when a failed accept()
@@ -448,10 +448,7 @@ static int tipc_release(struct socket *sock)
         }
 
         tipc_sk_withdraw(tsk, 0, NULL);
-        probing_state = tsk->probing_state;
-        if (del_timer_sync(&sk->sk_timer) &&
-            probing_state != TIPC_CONN_PROBING)
-                sock_put(sk);
+        sk_stop_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer);
         tipc_sk_remove(tsk);
         if (tsk->connected) {
                 skb = tipc_msg_create(TIPC_CRITICAL_IMPORTANCE,