1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/x25/x25_out.c b/net/x25/x25_out.c
index d00649fb251d..0144271d2184 100644
--- a/net/x25/x25_out.c
+++ b/net/x25/x25_out.c
@@ -68,8 +68,11 @@ int x25_output(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
                 frontlen = skb_headroom(skb);
 
                 while (skb->len > 0) {
-                        if ((skbn = sock_alloc_send_skb(sk, frontlen + max_len,
-                                                        noblock, &err)) == NULL){
+                        release_sock(sk);
+                        skbn = sock_alloc_send_skb(sk, frontlen + max_len,
+                                                   noblock, &err);
+                        lock_sock(sk);
+                        if (!skbn) {
                                 if (err == -EWOULDBLOCK && noblock){
                                         kfree_skb(skb);
                                         return sent;