diff --git a/net/x25/af_x25.c b/net/x25/af_x25.c
index bcb091f..7b1c6ef 100644
--- a/net/x25/af_x25.c
+++ b/net/x25/af_x25.c
@@ -612,8 +612,7 @@
 			break;
 	}
 
-	sock->sk	= NULL;
-	sk->sk_socket	= NULL;	/* Not used, but we should do this */
+	sock_orphan(sk);
 out:
 	return 0;
 }