diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index 83488f2bf7a0e9..f45a806b6c06d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -293,12 +293,14 @@ static void gtp_encap_destroy(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct gtp_dev *gtp;
 
-	gtp = rcu_dereference_sk_user_data(sk);
+	lock_sock(sk);
+	gtp = sk->sk_user_data;
 	if (gtp) {
 		udp_sk(sk)->encap_type = 0;
 		rcu_assign_sk_user_data(sk, NULL);
 		sock_put(sk);
 	}
+	release_sock(sk);
 }
 
 static void gtp_encap_disable_sock(struct sock *sk)
@@ -800,7 +802,8 @@ static struct sock *gtp_encap_enable_socket(int fd, int type,
 		goto out_sock;
 	}
 
-	if (rcu_dereference_sk_user_data(sock->sk)) {
+	lock_sock(sock->sk);
+	if (sock->sk->sk_user_data) {
 		sk = ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
 		goto out_sock;
 	}
@@ -816,6 +819,7 @@ static struct sock *gtp_encap_enable_socket(int fd, int type,
 	setup_udp_tunnel_sock(sock_net(sock->sk), sock, &tuncfg);
 
 out_sock:
+	release_sock(sock->sk);
 	sockfd_put(sock);
 	return sk;
 }