diff --git a/net/llc/llc_conn.c b/net/llc/llc_conn.c
index 3e821daf9dd4a2..8bc5a1bd2d4535 100644
--- a/net/llc/llc_conn.c
+++ b/net/llc/llc_conn.c
@@ -821,7 +821,10 @@ void llc_conn_handler(struct llc_sap *sap, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		 * another trick required to cope with how the PROCOM state
 		 * machine works. -acme
 		 */
+		skb_orphan(skb);
+		sock_hold(sk);
 		skb->sk = sk;
+		skb->destructor = sock_efree;
 	}
 	if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk))
 		llc_conn_rcv(sk, skb);
diff --git a/net/llc/llc_sap.c b/net/llc/llc_sap.c
index d0e1e804ebd73d..5404d0d195cc58 100644
--- a/net/llc/llc_sap.c
+++ b/net/llc/llc_sap.c
@@ -290,7 +290,10 @@ static void llc_sap_rcv(struct llc_sap *sap, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	ev->type   = LLC_SAP_EV_TYPE_PDU;
 	ev->reason = 0;
+	skb_orphan(skb);
+	sock_hold(sk);
 	skb->sk = sk;
+	skb->destructor = sock_efree;
 	llc_sap_state_process(sap, skb);
 }