diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 93c5d72711b023..2d7601dd6660e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static void tun_free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct tun_struct *tun = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	sock_put(tun->socket.sk);
+	sk_release_kernel(tun->socket.sk);
 }
 
 /* Net device open. */
@@ -980,10 +980,18 @@ static int tun_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int tun_release(struct socket *sock)
+{
+	if (sock->sk)
+		sock_put(sock->sk);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Ops structure to mimic raw sockets with tun */
 static const struct proto_ops tun_socket_ops = {
 	.sendmsg = tun_sendmsg,
 	.recvmsg = tun_recvmsg,
+	.release = tun_release,
 };
 
 static struct proto tun_proto = {
@@ -1110,10 +1118,11 @@ static int tun_set_iff(struct net *net, struct file *file, struct ifreq *ifr)
 		tun->vnet_hdr_sz = sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
 
 		err = -ENOMEM;
-		sk = sk_alloc(net, AF_UNSPEC, GFP_KERNEL, &tun_proto);
+		sk = sk_alloc(&init_net, AF_UNSPEC, GFP_KERNEL, &tun_proto);
 		if (!sk)
 			goto err_free_dev;
 
+		sk_change_net(sk, net);
 		tun->socket.wq = &tun->wq;
 		init_waitqueue_head(&tun->wq.wait);
 		tun->socket.ops = &tun_socket_ops;
@@ -1174,7 +1183,7 @@ static int tun_set_iff(struct net *net, struct file *file, struct ifreq *ifr)
 	return 0;
 
  err_free_sk:
-	sock_put(sk);
+	tun_free_netdev(dev);
  err_free_dev:
 	free_netdev(dev);
  failed: