diff --git a/net/smc/smc_clc.c b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
index e286dafd6e886..6ec1ebe878ae0 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_clc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ static int smc_clc_prfx_set(struct socket *clcsock,
 		goto out_rel;
 	}
 	/* get address to which the internal TCP socket is bound */
-	kernel_getsockname(clcsock, (struct sockaddr *)&addrs);
+	if (kernel_getsockname(clcsock, (struct sockaddr *)&addrs) < 0)
+		goto out_rel;
 	/* analyze IP specific data of net_device belonging to TCP socket */
 	addr6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)&addrs;
 	rcu_read_lock();
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index af227b65669eb..8280c938be801 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -1474,7 +1474,9 @@ static void smc_conn_abort_work(struct work_struct *work)
 						   abort_work);
 	struct smc_sock *smc = container_of(conn, struct smc_sock, conn);
 
+	lock_sock(&smc->sk);
 	smc_conn_kill(conn, true);
+	release_sock(&smc->sk);
 	sock_put(&smc->sk); /* sock_hold done by schedulers of abort_work */
 }