diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 0615c2a950fa..008a45ca3112 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -3700,14 +3700,19 @@ packet_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname, char __user *optv
 
 		if (optlen != sizeof(val))
 			return -EINVAL;
-		if (po->rx_ring.pg_vec || po->tx_ring.pg_vec)
-			return -EBUSY;
 		if (copy_from_user(&val, optval, sizeof(val)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		if (val > INT_MAX)
 			return -EINVAL;
-		po->tp_reserve = val;
-		return 0;
+		lock_sock(sk);
+		if (po->rx_ring.pg_vec || po->tx_ring.pg_vec) {
+			ret = -EBUSY;
+		} else {
+			po->tp_reserve = val;
+			ret = 0;
+		}
+		release_sock(sk);
+		return ret;
 	}
 	case PACKET_LOSS:
 	{