diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index a6b30df6ec02..57be6e6aff99 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -2143,7 +2143,6 @@ int tipc_nl_link_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 			err = __tipc_nl_add_node_links(net, &msg, node,
 						       &prev_link);
 			tipc_node_unlock(node);
-			tipc_node_put(node);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/server.c b/net/tipc/server.c
index ab6183cdb121..77ff03ed1e18 100644
--- a/net/tipc/server.c
+++ b/net/tipc/server.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static void tipc_conn_kref_release(struct kref *kref)
 		}
 		saddr->scope = -TIPC_NODE_SCOPE;
 		kernel_bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)saddr, sizeof(*saddr));
-		sk_release_kernel(sk);
+		sock_release(sock);
 		con->sock = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -321,12 +321,9 @@ static struct socket *tipc_create_listen_sock(struct tipc_conn *con)
 	struct socket *sock = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = sock_create_kern(AF_TIPC, SOCK_SEQPACKET, 0, &sock);
+	ret = __sock_create(s->net, AF_TIPC, SOCK_SEQPACKET, 0, &sock, 1);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return NULL;
-
-	sk_change_net(sock->sk, s->net);
-
 	ret = kernel_setsockopt(sock, SOL_TIPC, TIPC_IMPORTANCE,
 				(char *)&s->imp, sizeof(s->imp));
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -376,7 +373,7 @@ static struct socket *tipc_create_listen_sock(struct tipc_conn *con)
 
 create_err:
 	kernel_sock_shutdown(sock, SHUT_RDWR);
-	sk_release_kernel(sock->sk);
+	sock_release(sock);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index ee90d74d7516..9074b5cede38 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -1764,13 +1764,14 @@ static int tipc_sk_enqueue(struct sk_buff_head *inputq, struct sock *sk,
 int tipc_sk_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *inputq)
 {
 	u32 dnode, dport = 0;
-	int err = -TIPC_ERR_NO_PORT;
+	int err;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct tipc_sock *tsk;
 	struct tipc_net *tn;
 	struct sock *sk;
 
 	while (skb_queue_len(inputq)) {
+		err = -TIPC_ERR_NO_PORT;
 		skb = NULL;
 		dport = tipc_skb_peek_port(inputq, dport);
 		tsk = tipc_sk_lookup(net, dport);