diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 552dbaba9cf3..b53246fb0412 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ struct tipc_sock {
 static int tipc_backlog_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 static void tipc_data_ready(struct sock *sk);
 static void tipc_write_space(struct sock *sk);
+static void tipc_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk);
 static int tipc_release(struct socket *sock);
 static int tipc_accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *new_sock, int flags);
 static int tipc_wait_for_sndmsg(struct socket *sock, long *timeo_p);
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@ static int tipc_sk_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 	sk->sk_rcvbuf = sysctl_tipc_rmem[1];
 	sk->sk_data_ready = tipc_data_ready;
 	sk->sk_write_space = tipc_write_space;
+	sk->sk_destruct = tipc_sock_destruct;
 	tsk->conn_timeout = CONN_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT;
 	tsk->sent_unacked = 0;
 	atomic_set(&tsk->dupl_rcvcnt, 0);
@@ -470,9 +472,6 @@ static int tipc_release(struct socket *sock)
 		tipc_node_remove_conn(net, dnode, tsk->portid);
 	}
 
-	/* Discard any remaining (connection-based) messages in receive queue */
-	__skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
-
 	/* Reject any messages that accumulated in backlog queue */
 	sock->state = SS_DISCONNECTING;
 	release_sock(sk);
@@ -1515,6 +1514,11 @@ static void tipc_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
+static void tipc_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	__skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+}
+
 /**
  * filter_connect - Handle all incoming messages for a connection-based socket
  * @tsk: TIPC socket