diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
index ad1f6ef..e3102ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 /* Get packet from user space buffer */
-static ssize_t macvtap_get_user(struct macvtap_queue *q,
+static ssize_t macvtap_get_user(struct macvlan_dev *vlan, struct sock *sk,
 				const struct iovec *iv, size_t count,
 				int noblock)
 {
@@ -331,10 +331,10 @@ static ssize_t macvtap_get_user(struct macvtap_queue *q,
 	if (unlikely(len < ETH_HLEN))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	skb = sock_alloc_send_skb(&q->sk, NET_IP_ALIGN + len, noblock, &err);
+	skb = sock_alloc_send_skb(sk, NET_IP_ALIGN + len, noblock, &err);
 
 	if (!skb) {
-		macvlan_count_rx(q->vlan, 0, false, false);
+		macvlan_count_rx(vlan, 0, false, false);
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -342,14 +342,14 @@ static ssize_t macvtap_get_user(struct macvtap_queue *q,
 	skb_put(skb, count);
 
 	if (skb_copy_datagram_from_iovec(skb, 0, iv, 0, len)) {
-		macvlan_count_rx(q->vlan, 0, false, false);
+		macvlan_count_rx(vlan, 0, false, false);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
 	skb_set_network_header(skb, ETH_HLEN);
 
-	macvlan_start_xmit(skb, q->vlan->dev);
+	macvlan_start_xmit(skb, vlan->dev);
 
 	return count;
 }
@@ -360,23 +360,29 @@ static ssize_t macvtap_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iv,
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	ssize_t result = -ENOLINK;
 	struct macvtap_queue *q = macvtap_file_get_queue(file);
+	struct macvlan_dev *vlan;
+	struct sock *sk;
 
 	if (!q)
 		goto out;
 
-	result = macvtap_get_user(q, iv, iov_length(iv, count),
+	vlan = q->vlan;
+	sk = &q->sk;
+	sock_hold(sk);
+	macvtap_file_put_queue();
+
+	result = macvtap_get_user(vlan, sk, iv, iov_length(iv, count),
 			      file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK);
+	sock_put(sk);
 out:
-	macvtap_file_put_queue();
 	return result;
 }
 
 /* Put packet to the user space buffer */
-static ssize_t macvtap_put_user(struct macvtap_queue *q,
+static ssize_t macvtap_put_user(struct macvlan_dev *vlan,
 				const struct sk_buff *skb,
 				const struct iovec *iv, int len)
 {
-	struct macvlan_dev *vlan = q->vlan;
 	int ret;
 
 	len = min_t(int, skb->len, len);
@@ -393,15 +399,20 @@ static ssize_t macvtap_aio_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iv,
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct macvtap_queue *q = macvtap_file_get_queue(file);
+	struct macvlan_dev *vlan;
+	struct sock *sk;
 
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	ssize_t len, ret = 0;
 
-	if (!q) {
-		ret = -ENOLINK;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (!q)
+		return -ENOLINK;
+
+	vlan = q->vlan;
+	sk = &q->sk;
+	sock_hold(sk);
+	macvtap_file_put_queue();
 
 	len = iov_length(iv, count);
 	if (len < 0) {
@@ -409,12 +420,12 @@ static ssize_t macvtap_aio_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iv,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	add_wait_queue(q->sk.sk_sleep, &wait);
+	add_wait_queue(sk->sk_sleep, &wait);
 	while (len) {
 		current->state = TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE;
 
 		/* Read frames from the queue */
-		skb = skb_dequeue(&q->sk.sk_receive_queue);
+		skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 		if (!skb) {
 			if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
 				ret = -EAGAIN;
@@ -428,16 +439,16 @@ static ssize_t macvtap_aio_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iv,
 			schedule();
 			continue;
 		}
-		ret = macvtap_put_user(q, skb, iv, len);
+		ret = macvtap_put_user(vlan, skb, iv, len);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		break;
 	}
 
 	current->state = TASK_RUNNING;
-	remove_wait_queue(q->sk.sk_sleep, &wait);
+	remove_wait_queue(sk->sk_sleep, &wait);
 
 out:
-	macvtap_file_put_queue();
+	sock_put(sk);
 	return ret;
 }