diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index faa098faafa7..7861f2747f84 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -1055,6 +1055,11 @@ static int ax25_release(struct socket *sock)
 		ax25_destroy_socket(ax25);
 	}
 	if (ax25_dev) {
+		del_timer_sync(&ax25->timer);
+		del_timer_sync(&ax25->t1timer);
+		del_timer_sync(&ax25->t2timer);
+		del_timer_sync(&ax25->t3timer);
+		del_timer_sync(&ax25->idletimer);
 		dev_put(ax25_dev->dev);
 		ax25_dev_put(ax25_dev);
 	}