diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 46d3ec3aa44b..217049fa496e 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -1471,8 +1471,10 @@ static void bcm_notify(struct bcm_sock *bo, unsigned long msg,
 		/* remove device reference, if this is our bound device */
 		if (bo->bound && bo->ifindex == dev->ifindex) {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROC_FS)
-			if (sock_net(sk)->can.bcmproc_dir && bo->bcm_proc_read)
+			if (sock_net(sk)->can.bcmproc_dir && bo->bcm_proc_read) {
 				remove_proc_entry(bo->procname, sock_net(sk)->can.bcmproc_dir);
+				bo->bcm_proc_read = NULL;
+			}
 #endif
 			bo->bound   = 0;
 			bo->ifindex = 0;