diff --git a/net/phonet/pep.c b/net/phonet/pep.c
index 4dbf0914df7d..706927139393 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pep.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pep.c
@@ -671,8 +671,23 @@ static int pep_do_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	/* Look for an existing pipe handle */
 	sknode = pep_find_pipe(&pn->hlist, &dst, pipe_handle);
-	if (sknode)
-		return sk_receive_skb(sknode, skb, 1);
+	if (sknode) {
+		int rc;
+
+		/* pep_do_rcv() runs from two contexts: from softirq via
+		 * phonet_rcv() -> __sk_receive_skb() with BH disabled,
+		 * and from process context via
+		 * release_sock() -> __release_sock(), which drops
+		 * the listener slock with spin_unlock_bh() before draining
+		 * the backlog.  The child pipe slock is taken below via
+		 * bh_lock_sock_nested(), which does not itself disable BH, so
+		 * disable BH here to keep both acquire contexts consistent.
+		 */
+		local_bh_disable();
+		rc = sk_receive_skb(sknode, skb, 1);
+		local_bh_enable();
+		return rc;
+	}
 
 	switch (hdr->message_id) {
 	case PNS_PEP_CONNECT_REQ: