diff --git a/net/rds/tcp.c b/net/rds/tcp.c
index d4e6466d3989..645cbb17c13a 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp.c
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ void rds_tcp_reset_callbacks(struct socket *sock,
 	 */
 	atomic_set(&cp->cp_state, RDS_CONN_RESETTING);
 	wait_event(cp->cp_waitq, !test_bit(RDS_IN_XMIT, &cp->cp_flags));
-	lock_sock(osock->sk);
 	/* reset receive side state for rds_tcp_data_recv() for osock  */
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&cp->cp_send_w);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&cp->cp_recv_w);
+	lock_sock(osock->sk);
 	if (tc->t_tinc) {
 		rds_inc_put(&tc->t_tinc->ti_inc);
 		tc->t_tinc = NULL;