diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c b/net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c
index 41503847d9d7..0507d67cad27 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c
@@ -165,18 +165,26 @@ static struct nf_logger nf_arp_logger __read_mostly = {
 static void nf_log_dump_sk_uid_gid(struct net *net, struct nf_log_buf *m,
 				   struct sock *sk)
 {
+	const struct socket *sock;
+	const struct file *file;
+
 	if (!sk || !sk_fullsock(sk) || !net_eq(net, sock_net(sk)))
 		return;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
-	if (sk->sk_socket && sk->sk_socket->file) {
-		const struct cred *cred = sk->sk_socket->file->f_cred;
+	/* The sk pointer remains valid as long as the skb is. The sk_socket and
+	 * file pointer may become NULL if the socket is closed. Both structures
+	 * (including file->cred) are RCU freed which means they can be accessed
+	 * within a RCU read section.
+	 */
+	sock = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_socket);
+	file = sock ? READ_ONCE(sock->file) : NULL;
+	if (file) {
+		const struct cred *cred = file->f_cred;
 
 		nf_log_buf_add(m, "UID=%u GID=%u ",
 			       from_kuid_munged(&init_user_ns, cred->fsuid),
 			       from_kgid_munged(&init_user_ns, cred->fsgid));
 	}
-	read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 }
 
 static noinline_for_stack int