--- x/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ y/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ static inline void __netns_tracker_alloc
 					 bool refcounted,
 					 gfp_t gfp)
 {
+	get_net(net);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS_REFCNT_TRACKER
 	ref_tracker_alloc(refcounted ? &net->refcnt_tracker :
 				       &net->notrefcnt_tracker,
@@ -360,6 +361,7 @@ static inline void __netns_tracker_free(
        ref_tracker_free(refcounted ? &net->refcnt_tracker :
 				     &net->notrefcnt_tracker, tracker);
 #endif
+	put_net(net);
 }
 
 static inline struct net *get_net_track(struct net *net,