diff --git a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
index fed240b453bd..b85fb9767dec 100644
--- a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
+++ b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
@@ -2089,6 +2089,8 @@ static int afiucv_hs_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if (sk)
+		sock_hold(sk);
 	read_unlock(&iucv_sk_list.lock);
 	if (!iucv)
 		sk = NULL;
@@ -2138,6 +2140,8 @@ static int afiucv_hs_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 
+	if (sk)
+		sock_put(sk);
 	return err;
 }