diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index 86b87925ef34..96740d389377 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ int nr_rx_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	unsigned short frametype, flags, window, timeout;
 	int ret;
 
-	skb->sk = NULL;		/* Initially we don't know who it's for */
+	skb_orphan(skb);
 
 	/*
 	 *	skb->data points to the netrom frame start
@@ -968,6 +968,7 @@ int nr_rx_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	window = skb->data[20];
 
 	skb->sk             = make;
+	skb->destructor     = sock_efree;
 	make->sk_state	    = TCP_ESTABLISHED;
 
 	/* Fill in his circuit details */