kfree_skb(skb);
 
        while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&dp83640->tx_queue)) != NULL)
-               skb_complete_tx_timestamp(skb, NULL);
+               kfree_skb(skb);
 
        clock = dp83640_clock_get(dp83640->clock);
 
 
        case HWTSTAMP_TX_ONESTEP_SYNC:
                if (is_sync(skb, type)) {
-                       skb_complete_tx_timestamp(skb, NULL);
+                       kfree_skb(skb);
                        return;
                }
                /* fall through */
 
        case HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF:
        default:
-               skb_complete_tx_timestamp(skb, NULL);
+               kfree_skb(skb);
                break;
        }
 }
 
        return ktime_set(0, 0);
 }
 
+struct sk_buff *skb_clone_sk(struct sk_buff *skb);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING
 
 void skb_clone_tx_timestamp(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 void sock_wfree(struct sk_buff *skb);
 void skb_orphan_partial(struct sk_buff *skb);
 void sock_rfree(struct sk_buff *skb);
+void sock_efree(struct sk_buff *skb);
 void sock_edemux(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 int sock_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int op,
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_dequeue_err_skb);
 
+struct sk_buff *skb_clone_sk(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+       struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
+       struct sk_buff *clone;
+
+       if (!sk || !atomic_inc_not_zero(&sk->sk_refcnt))
+               return NULL;
+
+       clone = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+       if (!clone) {
+               sock_put(sk);
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       clone->sk = sk;
+       clone->destructor = sock_efree;
+
+       return clone;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(skb_clone_sk);
+
 static void __skb_complete_tx_timestamp(struct sk_buff *skb,
                                        struct sock *sk,
                                        int tstype)
 {
        struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
 
-       skb->sk = NULL;
+       /* take a reference to prevent skb_orphan() from freeing the socket */
+       sock_hold(sk);
 
-       if (hwtstamps) {
-               *skb_hwtstamps(skb) = *hwtstamps;
-               __skb_complete_tx_timestamp(skb, sk, SCM_TSTAMP_SND);
-       } else {
-               kfree_skb(skb);
-       }
+       *skb_hwtstamps(skb) = *hwtstamps;
+       __skb_complete_tx_timestamp(skb, sk, SCM_TSTAMP_SND);
 
        sock_put(sk);
 }
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_rfree);
 
+void sock_efree(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+       sock_put(skb->sk);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_efree);
+
 void sock_edemux(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
        struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
 
 {
        struct phy_device *phydev;
        struct sk_buff *clone;
-       struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
        unsigned int type;
 
-       if (!sk)
+       if (!skb->sk)
                return;
 
        type = classify(skb);
 
        phydev = skb->dev->phydev;
        if (likely(phydev->drv->txtstamp)) {
-               if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&sk->sk_refcnt))
+               clone = skb_clone_sk(skb);
+               if (!clone)
                        return;
-
-               clone = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
-               if (!clone) {
-                       sock_put(sk);
-                       return;
-               }
-
-               clone->sk = sk;
                phydev->drv->txtstamp(phydev, clone, type);
        }
 }