--- a/net/atm/lec.c
+++ b/net/atm/lec.c
@@ -471,12 +471,14 @@ static void lec_atm_close(struct atm_vcc
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)vcc->proto_data;
 	struct lec_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct sock *sk = sk_atm(priv->lecd);
 
 	priv->lecd = NULL;
 	/* Do something needful? */
 
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 	lec_arp_destroy(priv);
+	sock_put(sk);
 
 	if (skb_peek(&sk_atm(vcc)->sk_receive_queue))
 		pr_info("%s closing with messages pending\n", dev->name);
@@ -761,6 +763,7 @@ static int lecd_attach(struct atm_vcc *v
 	priv->lecd = vcc;
 	vcc->dev = &lecatm_dev;
 	vcc_insert_socket(sk_atm(vcc));
+	sock_hold(sk_atm(vcc));
 
 	vcc->proto_data = dev_lec[i];
 	set_bit(ATM_VF_META, &vcc->flags);