diff --git a/net/rose/rose_timer.c b/net/rose/rose_timer.c
index f06ddbed3fed..1525773e94aa 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_timer.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_timer.c
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ static void rose_heartbeat_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 	struct rose_sock *rose = rose_sk(sk);
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
+	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
+		sk_reset_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer, jiffies + HZ/20);
+		goto out;
+	}
 	switch (rose->state) {
 	case ROSE_STATE_0:
 		/* Magic here: If we listen() and a new link dies before it
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ static void rose_heartbeat_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 	}
 
 	rose_start_heartbeat(sk);
+out:
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
@@ -162,6 +167,10 @@ static void rose_timer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 	struct sock *sk = &rose->sock;
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
+	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
+		sk_reset_timer(sk, &rose->timer, jiffies + HZ/20);
+		goto out;
+	}
 	switch (rose->state) {
 	case ROSE_STATE_1:	/* T1 */
 	case ROSE_STATE_4:	/* T2 */
@@ -182,6 +191,7 @@ static void rose_timer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 		}
 		break;
 	}
+out:
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
@@ -192,6 +202,10 @@ static void rose_idletimer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 	struct sock *sk = &rose->sock;
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
+	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
+		sk_reset_timer(sk, &rose->idletimer, jiffies + HZ/20);
+		goto out;
+	}
 	rose_clear_queues(sk);
 
 	rose_write_internal(sk, ROSE_CLEAR_REQUEST);
@@ -207,6 +221,7 @@ static void rose_idletimer_expiry(struct timer_list *t)
 		sk->sk_state_change(sk);
 		sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD);
 	}
+out:
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 }