diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 755cb432434a..8ab670a4c914 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: b801a4e7092bb869fb5a7d8ee11a9435c5c7b2b1
+refs/heads/master: 778865a550e7958c1211242cc481f48d46de0f04
diff --git a/trunk/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c b/trunk/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
index 962a607b51da..e13c166824e0 100644
--- a/trunk/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
+++ b/trunk/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
@@ -472,13 +472,15 @@ static int l2tp_ip_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *m
 	if (rt == NULL) {
 		struct ip_options_rcu *inet_opt;
 
-		inet_opt = rcu_dereference_protected(inet->inet_opt,
-						     sock_owned_by_user(sk));
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		inet_opt = rcu_dereference(inet->inet_opt);
 
 		/* Use correct destination address if we have options. */
 		if (inet_opt && inet_opt->opt.srr)
 			daddr = inet_opt->opt.faddr;
 
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+
 		/* If this fails, retransmit mechanism of transport layer will
 		 * keep trying until route appears or the connection times
 		 * itself out.