diff --git a/net/dccp/ccids/ccid2.c b/net/dccp/ccids/ccid2.c
index 92d016e87816e..385f153fe0318 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ccids/ccid2.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ccids/ccid2.c
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ static void ccid2_change_l_seq_window(struct sock *sk, u64 val)
 						  DCCPF_SEQ_WMAX));
 }
 
+static void dccp_tasklet_schedule(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct tasklet_struct *t = &dccp_sk(sk)->dccps_xmitlet;
+
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(TASKLET_STATE_SCHED, &t->state)) {
+		sock_hold(sk);
+		__tasklet_schedule(t);
+	}
+}
+
 static void ccid2_hc_tx_rto_expire(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 	struct ccid2_hc_tx_sock *hc = from_timer(hc, t, tx_rtotimer);
@@ -166,7 +176,7 @@ static void ccid2_hc_tx_rto_expire(struct timer_list *t)
 
 	/* if we were blocked before, we may now send cwnd=1 packet */
 	if (sender_was_blocked)
-		tasklet_schedule(&dccp_sk(sk)->dccps_xmitlet);
+		dccp_tasklet_schedule(sk);
 	/* restart backed-off timer */
 	sk_reset_timer(sk, &hc->tx_rtotimer, jiffies + hc->tx_rto);
 out:
@@ -706,7 +716,7 @@ static void ccid2_hc_tx_packet_recv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 done:
 	/* check if incoming Acks allow pending packets to be sent */
 	if (sender_was_blocked && !ccid2_cwnd_network_limited(hc))
-		tasklet_schedule(&dccp_sk(sk)->dccps_xmitlet);
+		dccp_tasklet_schedule(sk);
 	dccp_ackvec_parsed_cleanup(&hc->tx_av_chunks);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/dccp/timer.c b/net/dccp/timer.c
index b50a8732ff434..1501a20a94ca0 100644
--- a/net/dccp/timer.c
+++ b/net/dccp/timer.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ static void dccp_write_xmitlet(unsigned long data)
 	else
 		dccp_write_xmit(sk);
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
+	sock_put(sk);
 }
 
 static void dccp_write_xmit_timer(struct timer_list *t)
@@ -240,7 +241,6 @@ static void dccp_write_xmit_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 	struct sock *sk = &dp->dccps_inet_connection.icsk_inet.sk;
 
 	dccp_write_xmitlet((unsigned long)sk);
-	sock_put(sk);
 }
 
 void dccp_init_xmit_timers(struct sock *sk)