diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
index 81899600abe..bd0cc0b8f32 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ static int l2tp_ip_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len
 	if (lsa->l2tp_family != AF_INET)
 		goto out;
 
+	lock_sock(sk);
+
 	sk_dst_reset(sk);
 
 	oif = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
@@ -356,6 +358,7 @@ static int l2tp_ip_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len
 
 	rc = 0;
 out:
+	release_sock(sk);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -420,18 +423,23 @@ static int l2tp_ip_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *m
 	int connected = 0;
 	__be32 daddr;
 
+	lock_sock(sk);
+
+	rc = -ENOTCONN;
 	if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))
-		return -ENOTCONN;
+		goto out;
 
 	/* Get and verify the address. */
 	if (msg->msg_name) {
 		struct sockaddr_l2tpip *lip = (struct sockaddr_l2tpip *) msg->msg_name;
+		rc = -EINVAL;
 		if (msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(*lip))
-			return -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
 
 		if (lip->l2tp_family != AF_INET) {
+			rc = -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 			if (lip->l2tp_family != AF_UNSPEC)
-				return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+				goto out;
 		}
 
 		daddr = lip->l2tp_addr.s_addr;
@@ -510,12 +518,15 @@ error:
 		lsa->tx_errors++;
 	}
 
+out:
+	release_sock(sk);
 	return rc;
 
 no_route:
 	IP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), IPSTATS_MIB_OUTNOROUTES);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
-	return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+	rc = -EHOSTUNREACH;
+	goto out;
 }
 
 static int l2tp_ip_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,