diff --git a/include/net/llc_conn.h b/include/net/llc_conn.h
index 5c40f118c0fa..df528a623548 100644
--- a/include/net/llc_conn.h
+++ b/include/net/llc_conn.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static __inline__ char llc_backlog_type(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 struct sock *llc_sk_alloc(struct net *net, int family, gfp_t priority,
 			  struct proto *prot, int kern);
+void llc_sk_stop_all_timers(struct sock *sk, bool sync);
 void llc_sk_free(struct sock *sk);
 
 void llc_sk_reset(struct sock *sk);
diff --git a/net/llc/llc_c_ac.c b/net/llc/llc_c_ac.c
index 163121192aca..4d78375f9872 100644
--- a/net/llc/llc_c_ac.c
+++ b/net/llc/llc_c_ac.c
@@ -1099,14 +1099,7 @@ int llc_conn_ac_inc_tx_win_size(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 int llc_conn_ac_stop_all_timers(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct llc_sock *llc = llc_sk(sk);
-
-	del_timer(&llc->pf_cycle_timer.timer);
-	del_timer(&llc->ack_timer.timer);
-	del_timer(&llc->rej_sent_timer.timer);
-	del_timer(&llc->busy_state_timer.timer);
-	llc->ack_must_be_send = 0;
-	llc->ack_pf = 0;
+	llc_sk_stop_all_timers(sk, false);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/llc/llc_conn.c b/net/llc/llc_conn.c
index 110e32bcb399..c0ac522b48a1 100644
--- a/net/llc/llc_conn.c
+++ b/net/llc/llc_conn.c
@@ -961,6 +961,26 @@ out:
 	return sk;
 }
 
+void llc_sk_stop_all_timers(struct sock *sk, bool sync)
+{
+	struct llc_sock *llc = llc_sk(sk);
+
+	if (sync) {
+		del_timer_sync(&llc->pf_cycle_timer.timer);
+		del_timer_sync(&llc->ack_timer.timer);
+		del_timer_sync(&llc->rej_sent_timer.timer);
+		del_timer_sync(&llc->busy_state_timer.timer);
+	} else {
+		del_timer(&llc->pf_cycle_timer.timer);
+		del_timer(&llc->ack_timer.timer);
+		del_timer(&llc->rej_sent_timer.timer);
+		del_timer(&llc->busy_state_timer.timer);
+	}
+
+	llc->ack_must_be_send = 0;
+	llc->ack_pf = 0;
+}
+
 /**
  *	llc_sk_free - Frees a LLC socket
  *	@sk - socket to free
@@ -973,7 +993,7 @@ void llc_sk_free(struct sock *sk)
 
 	llc->state = LLC_CONN_OUT_OF_SVC;
 	/* Stop all (possibly) running timers */
-	llc_conn_ac_stop_all_timers(sk, NULL);
+	llc_sk_stop_all_timers(sk, true);
 #ifdef DEBUG_LLC_CONN_ALLOC
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: unackq=%d, txq=%d\n", __func__,
 		skb_queue_len(&llc->pdu_unack_q),