diff --git a/drivers/net/bareudp.c b/drivers/net/bareudp.c
index bfcecdcffe67..5ef841c85526 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bareudp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bareudp.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static void bareudp_sock_release(struct bareudp_dev *bareudp)
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
 
-	sk = bareudp->sk;
+	sk = rtnl_dereference(bareudp->sk);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(bareudp->sk, NULL);
 	udp_tunnel_sock_release(sk);
 }