diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
index 2700a63ab095e..3a056f8affd1d 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
@@ -356,11 +356,14 @@ static void virtio_vsock_event_fill(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)
 
 static void virtio_vsock_reset_sock(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	lock_sock(sk);
+	/* vmci_transport.c doesn't take sk_lock here either.  At least we're
+	 * under vsock_table_lock so the sock cannot disappear while we're
+	 * executing.
+	 */
+
 	sk->sk_state = TCP_CLOSE;
 	sk->sk_err = ECONNRESET;
 	sk->sk_error_report(sk);
-	release_sock(sk);
 }
 
 static void virtio_vsock_update_guest_cid(struct virtio_vsock *vsock)