diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_LOG.c b/net/netfilter/xt_LOG.c
index ff5f75f..2a4f969 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_LOG.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_LOG.c
@@ -145,6 +145,19 @@ static int dump_tcp_header(struct sbuff *m, const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void dump_sk_uid_gid(struct sbuff *m, struct sock *sk)
+{
+	if (!sk || sk->sk_state == TCP_TIME_WAIT)
+		return;
+
+	read_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
+	if (sk->sk_socket && sk->sk_socket->file)
+		sb_add(m, "UID=%u GID=%u ",
+			sk->sk_socket->file->f_cred->fsuid,
+			sk->sk_socket->file->f_cred->fsgid);
+	read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
+}
+
 /* One level of recursion won't kill us */
 static void dump_ipv4_packet(struct sbuff *m,
 			const struct nf_loginfo *info,
@@ -361,14 +374,8 @@ static void dump_ipv4_packet(struct sbuff *m,
 	}
 
 	/* Max length: 15 "UID=4294967295 " */
-	if ((logflags & XT_LOG_UID) && !iphoff && skb->sk) {
-		read_lock_bh(&skb->sk->sk_callback_lock);
-		if (skb->sk->sk_socket && skb->sk->sk_socket->file)
-			sb_add(m, "UID=%u GID=%u ",
-				skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_cred->fsuid,
-				skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_cred->fsgid);
-		read_unlock_bh(&skb->sk->sk_callback_lock);
-	}
+	if ((logflags & XT_LOG_UID) && !iphoff)
+		dump_sk_uid_gid(m, skb->sk);
 
 	/* Max length: 16 "MARK=0xFFFFFFFF " */
 	if (!iphoff && skb->mark)
@@ -717,14 +724,8 @@ static void dump_ipv6_packet(struct sbuff *m,
 	}
 
 	/* Max length: 15 "UID=4294967295 " */
-	if ((logflags & XT_LOG_UID) && recurse && skb->sk) {
-		read_lock_bh(&skb->sk->sk_callback_lock);
-		if (skb->sk->sk_socket && skb->sk->sk_socket->file)
-			sb_add(m, "UID=%u GID=%u ",
-				skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_cred->fsuid,
-				skb->sk->sk_socket->file->f_cred->fsgid);
-		read_unlock_bh(&skb->sk->sk_callback_lock);
-	}
+	if ((logflags & XT_LOG_UID) && recurse)
+		dump_sk_uid_gid(m, skb->sk);
 
 	/* Max length: 16 "MARK=0xFFFFFFFF " */
 	if (!recurse && skb->mark)