--- x/net/rds/tcp.c
+++ y/net/rds/tcp.c
@@ -499,13 +499,13 @@ bool rds_tcp_tune(struct socket *sock)
 	 * a process which created this net namespace terminated.
 	 */
 	if (!sk->sk_net_refcnt) {
+		/* Update ns_tracker to current stack trace and refcounted tracker */
+		__netns_tracker_free(net, &sk->ns_tracker, false);
+
 		if (!maybe_get_net(net)) {
 			release_sock(sk);
 			return false;
 		}
-		/* Update ns_tracker to current stack trace and refcounted tracker */
-		__netns_tracker_free(net, &sk->ns_tracker, false);
-
 		sk->sk_net_refcnt = 1;
 		netns_tracker_alloc(net, &sk->ns_tracker, GFP_KERNEL);
 		sock_inuse_add(net, 1);