1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 480184a857d2..9eb895c7a2a9 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -452,6 +452,10 @@ static int netlink_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol)
         if (err < 0)
                 goto out_module;
 
+        local_bh_disable();
+        sock_prot_inuse_add(net, &netlink_proto, 1);
+        local_bh_enable();
+
         nlk = nlk_sk(sock->sk);
         nlk->module = module;
 out:
@@ -511,6 +515,9 @@ static int netlink_release(struct socket *sock)
         kfree(nlk->groups);
         nlk->groups = NULL;
 
+        local_bh_disable();
+        sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), &netlink_proto, -1);
+        local_bh_enable();
         sock_put(sk);
         return 0;
 }