--- x/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ y/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static inline int check_net(const struct
 	return 1;
 }
 
-#define net_drop_ns NULL
+static void net_drop_ns(void *p) {}
 #endif
 
 
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static inline void __netns_tracker_free(
 static inline struct net *get_net_track(struct net *net,
 					netns_tracker *tracker, gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	get_net(net);
+	refcount_inc(&net->passive);
 	netns_tracker_alloc(net, tracker, gfp);
 	return net;
 }
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static inline struct net *get_net_track(
 static inline void put_net_track(struct net *net, netns_tracker *tracker)
 {
 	__netns_tracker_free(net, tracker, true);
-	put_net(net);
+	net_drop_ns(net);
 }
 
 typedef struct {