diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 5bf2040b25b1..00a748d14062 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -417,10 +417,12 @@ void tcp_v4_err(struct sk_buff *icmp_skb, u32 info)
 
 		if (code == ICMP_FRAG_NEEDED) { /* PMTU discovery (RFC1191) */
 			tp->mtu_info = info;
-			if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk))
+			if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
 				tcp_v4_mtu_reduced(sk);
-			else
-				set_bit(TCP_MTU_REDUCED_DEFERRED, &tp->tsq_flags);
+			} else {
+				if (!test_and_set_bit(TCP_MTU_REDUCED_DEFERRED, &tp->tsq_flags))
+					sock_hold(sk);
+			}
 			goto out;
 		}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 20dfd892c86f..d04632673a9e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -910,14 +910,18 @@ void tcp_release_cb(struct sock *sk)
 	if (flags & (1UL << TCP_TSQ_DEFERRED))
 		tcp_tsq_handler(sk);
 
-	if (flags & (1UL << TCP_WRITE_TIMER_DEFERRED))
+	if (flags & (1UL << TCP_WRITE_TIMER_DEFERRED)) {
 		tcp_write_timer_handler(sk);
-
-	if (flags & (1UL << TCP_DELACK_TIMER_DEFERRED))
+		__sock_put(sk);
+	}
+	if (flags & (1UL << TCP_DELACK_TIMER_DEFERRED)) {
 		tcp_delack_timer_handler(sk);
-
-	if (flags & (1UL << TCP_MTU_REDUCED_DEFERRED))
+		__sock_put(sk);
+	}
+	if (flags & (1UL << TCP_MTU_REDUCED_DEFERRED)) {
 		sk->sk_prot->mtu_reduced(sk);
+		__sock_put(sk);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_release_cb);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index 6df36ad55a38..b774a03bd1dc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ static void tcp_delack_timer(unsigned long data)
 		inet_csk(sk)->icsk_ack.blocked = 1;
 		NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_DELAYEDACKLOCKED);
 		/* deleguate our work to tcp_release_cb() */
-		set_bit(TCP_WRITE_TIMER_DEFERRED, &tcp_sk(sk)->tsq_flags);
+		if (!test_and_set_bit(TCP_DELACK_TIMER_DEFERRED, &tcp_sk(sk)->tsq_flags))
+			sock_hold(sk);
 	}
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
@@ -481,7 +482,8 @@ static void tcp_write_timer(unsigned long data)
 		tcp_write_timer_handler(sk);
 	} else {
 		/* deleguate our work to tcp_release_cb() */
-		set_bit(TCP_WRITE_TIMER_DEFERRED, &tcp_sk(sk)->tsq_flags);
+		if (!test_and_set_bit(TCP_WRITE_TIMER_DEFERRED, &tcp_sk(sk)->tsq_flags))
+			sock_hold(sk);
 	}
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);