diff --git a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
index 8f7cf4c042be..dcd818fa837e 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@ static void rxrpc_sock_destructor(struct sock *sk)
 static int rxrpc_release_sock(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct rxrpc_sock *rx = rxrpc_sk(sk);
+	struct rxrpc_net *rxnet = rxrpc_net(sock_net(&rx->sk));
 
 	_enter("%p{%d,%d}", sk, sk->sk_state, refcount_read(&sk->sk_refcnt));
 
@@ -895,8 +896,8 @@ static int rxrpc_release_sock(struct sock *sk)
 	rxrpc_release_calls_on_socket(rx);
 	flush_workqueue(rxrpc_workqueue);
 	rxrpc_purge_queue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
-	rxrpc_queue_work(&rx->local->rxnet->service_conn_reaper);
-	rxrpc_queue_work(&rx->local->rxnet->client_conn_reaper);
+	rxrpc_queue_work(&rxnet->service_conn_reaper);
+	rxrpc_queue_work(&rxnet->client_conn_reaper);
 
 	rxrpc_put_local(rx->local);
 	rx->local = NULL;