diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
index 94ef51a..21e5e32 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
 	struct sock *sk2;
 	const struct hlist_nulls_node *node;
 	struct inet_timewait_sock *tw;
+	int twrefcnt = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(lock);
 
@@ -318,20 +319,23 @@
 	sk->sk_hash = hash;
 	WARN_ON(!sk_unhashed(sk));
 	__sk_nulls_add_node_rcu(sk, &head->chain);
+	if (tw) {
+		twrefcnt = inet_twsk_unhash(tw);
+		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_TIMEWAITRECYCLED);
+	}
 	spin_unlock(lock);
+	if (twrefcnt)
+		inet_twsk_put(tw);
 	sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, 1);
 
 	if (twp) {
 		*twp = tw;
-		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_TIMEWAITRECYCLED);
 	} else if (tw) {
 		/* Silly. Should hash-dance instead... */
 		inet_twsk_deschedule(tw, death_row);
-		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_TIMEWAITRECYCLED);
 
 		inet_twsk_put(tw);
 	}
-
 	return 0;
 
 not_unique: