diff --git a/net/ipx/af_ipx.c b/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
index 2731b51923d1..9680226640ef 100644
--- a/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
+++ b/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ static void ipx_destroy_socket(struct sock *sk)
 	ipx_remove_socket(sk);
 	skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 	sk_refcnt_debug_dec(sk);
-	sock_put(sk);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1404,6 +1403,7 @@ static int ipx_release(struct socket *sock)
 	sk_refcnt_debug_release(sk);
 	ipx_destroy_socket(sk);
 	release_sock(sk);
+	sock_put(sk);
 out:
 	return 0;
 }