diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 5b93258..d9566e8 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ struct proto smc_proto6 = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(smc_proto6);
 
+static void smc_restore_fallback_changes(struct smc_sock *smc)
+{
+	smc->clcsock->file->private_data = smc->sk.sk_socket;
+	smc->clcsock->file = NULL;
+}
+
 static int __smc_release(struct smc_sock *smc)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = &smc->sk;
@@ -141,6 +147,7 @@ static int __smc_release(struct smc_sock *smc)
 		}
 		sk->sk_state = SMC_CLOSED;
 		sk->sk_state_change(sk);
+		smc_restore_fallback_changes(smc);
 	}
 
 	sk->sk_prot->unhash(sk);