diff --git a/net/atm/lec.c b/net/atm/lec.c
index fb93c6e1c329..32adf28663a0 100644
--- a/net/atm/lec.c
+++ b/net/atm/lec.c
@@ -154,10 +154,18 @@ static void lec_handle_bridge(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 					/* 0x01 is topology change */
 
 		priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-		atm_force_charge(priv->lecd, skb2->truesize);
-		sk = sk_atm(priv->lecd);
-		skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_receive_queue, skb2);
-		sk->sk_data_ready(sk);
+		struct atm_vcc *vcc;
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		vcc = rcu_dereference(priv->lecd);
+		if (vcc) {
+			atm_force_charge(vcc, skb2->truesize);
+			sk = sk_atm(vcc);
+			skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_receive_queue, skb2);
+			sk->sk_data_ready(sk);
+		} else {
+			dev_kfree_skb(skb2);
+		}
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 }
 #endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BRIDGE) */
@@ -216,7 +224,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t lec_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	int is_rdesc;
 
 	pr_debug("called\n");
-	if (!priv->lecd) {
+	if (!rcu_access_pointer(priv->lecd)) {
 		pr_info("%s:No lecd attached\n", dev->name);
 		dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 		netif_stop_queue(dev);
@@ -449,10 +457,18 @@ static int lec_atm_send(struct atm_vcc *vcc, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				break;
 			skb2->len = sizeof(struct atmlec_msg);
 			skb_copy_to_linear_data(skb2, mesg, sizeof(*mesg));
-			atm_force_charge(priv->lecd, skb2->truesize);
-			sk = sk_atm(priv->lecd);
-			skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_receive_queue, skb2);
-			sk->sk_data_ready(sk);
+			struct atm_vcc *vcc;
+			rcu_read_lock();
+			vcc = rcu_dereference(priv->lecd);
+			if (vcc) {
+				atm_force_charge(vcc, skb2->truesize);
+				sk = sk_atm(vcc);
+				skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_receive_queue, skb2);
+				sk->sk_data_ready(sk);
+			} else {
+				dev_kfree_skb(skb2);
+			}
+			rcu_read_unlock();
 		}
 	}
 #endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BRIDGE) */
@@ -468,23 +484,16 @@ static int lec_atm_send(struct atm_vcc *vcc, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 static void lec_atm_close(struct atm_vcc *vcc)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)vcc->proto_data;
 	struct lec_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	priv->lecd = NULL;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(priv->lecd, NULL);
+	synchronize_rcu();
 	/* Do something needful? */
 
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 	lec_arp_destroy(priv);
 
-	if (skb_peek(&sk_atm(vcc)->sk_receive_queue))
-		pr_info("%s closing with messages pending\n", dev->name);
-	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk_atm(vcc)->sk_receive_queue))) {
-		atm_return(vcc, skb->truesize);
-		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-	}
-
 	pr_info("%s: Shut down!\n", dev->name);
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }
@@ -510,12 +519,14 @@ send_to_lecd(struct lec_priv *priv, atmlec_msg_type type,
 	     const unsigned char *mac_addr, const unsigned char *atm_addr,
 	     struct sk_buff *data)
 {
+	struct atm_vcc *vcc;
 	struct sock *sk;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct atmlec_msg *mesg;
 
-	if (!priv || !priv->lecd)
+     	if (!priv || !rcu_access_pointer(priv->lecd))
 		return -1;
+
 	skb = alloc_skb(sizeof(struct atmlec_msg), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!skb)
 		return -1;
@@ -532,18 +543,27 @@ send_to_lecd(struct lec_priv *priv, atmlec_msg_type type,
 	if (atm_addr)
 		memcpy(&mesg->content.normal.atm_addr, atm_addr, ATM_ESA_LEN);
 
-	atm_force_charge(priv->lecd, skb->truesize);
-	sk = sk_atm(priv->lecd);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	vcc = rcu_dereference(priv->lecd);
+	if (!vcc) {
+		rcu_read_unlock(); 
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	atm_force_charge(vcc, skb->truesize);
+	sk = sk_atm(vcc);
 	skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_receive_queue, skb);
 	sk->sk_data_ready(sk);
 
 	if (data != NULL) {
 		pr_debug("about to send %d bytes of data\n", data->len);
-		atm_force_charge(priv->lecd, data->truesize);
+		atm_force_charge(vcc, data->truesize);
 		skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_receive_queue, data);
 		sk->sk_data_ready(sk);
 	}
 
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -618,7 +638,7 @@ static void lec_push(struct atm_vcc *vcc, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 		atm_return(vcc, skb->truesize);
 		if (*(__be16 *) skb->data == htons(priv->lecid) ||
-		    !priv->lecd || !(dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
+		    !rcu_access_pointer(priv->lecd) || !(dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
 			/*
 			 * Probably looping back, or if lecd is missing,
 			 * lecd has gone down
@@ -753,12 +773,12 @@ static int lecd_attach(struct atm_vcc *vcc, int arg)
 		priv = netdev_priv(dev_lec[i]);
 	} else {
 		priv = netdev_priv(dev_lec[i]);
-		if (priv->lecd)
+		if (rcu_access_pointer(priv->lecd))
 			return -EADDRINUSE;
 	}
 	lec_arp_init(priv);
 	priv->itfnum = i;	/* LANE2 addition */
-	priv->lecd = vcc;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(priv->lecd, vcc);
 	vcc->dev = &lecatm_dev;
 	vcc_insert_socket(sk_atm(vcc));
 
diff --git a/net/atm/lec.h b/net/atm/lec.h
index be0e2667bd8c..ec85709bf818 100644
--- a/net/atm/lec.h
+++ b/net/atm/lec.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct lec_priv {
 						 */
 	spinlock_t lec_arp_lock;
 	struct atm_vcc *mcast_vcc;		/* Default Multicast Send VCC */
-	struct atm_vcc *lecd;
+	struct atm_vcc __rcu *lecd;
 	struct delayed_work lec_arp_work;	/* C10 */
 	unsigned int maximum_unknown_frame_count;
 						/*