1 files changed, 2 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 02cf848f71d2..ddbdde82a700 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1368,25 +1368,14 @@ static int rtnetlink_net_init(struct net *net)
                                    rtnetlink_rcv, &rtnl_mutex, THIS_MODULE);
         if (!sk)
                 return -ENOMEM;
-
-        /* Don't hold an extra reference on the namespace */
-        put_net(sk->sk_net);
         net->rtnl = sk;
         return 0;
 }
 
 static void rtnetlink_net_exit(struct net *net)
 {
-        struct sock *sk = net->rtnl;
-        if (sk) {
-                /* At the last minute lie and say this is a socket for the
-                 * initial network namespace.  So the socket will be safe to
-                 * free.
-                 */
-                sk->sk_net = get_net(&init_net);
-                netlink_kernel_release(net->rtnl);
-                net->rtnl = NULL;
-        }
+        netlink_kernel_release(net->rtnl);
+        net->rtnl = NULL;
 }
 
 static struct pernet_operations rtnetlink_net_ops = {