diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index e9f93b3ab435..8b3ee70f8433 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -2784,6 +2784,7 @@ int smc_getname(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 		int peer)
 {
 	struct smc_sock *smc;
+	int rc = -EBADF;
 
 	if (peer && (sock->sk->sk_state != SMC_ACTIVE) &&
 	    (sock->sk->sk_state != SMC_APPCLOSEWAIT1))
@@ -2791,7 +2792,11 @@ int smc_getname(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 
 	smc = smc_sk(sock->sk);
 
-	return smc->clcsock->ops->getname(smc->clcsock, addr, peer);
+	mutex_lock(&smc->clcsock_release_lock);
+	if (smc->clcsock)
+		rc = smc->clcsock->ops->getname(smc->clcsock, addr, peer);
+	mutex_unlock(&smc->clcsock_release_lock);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 int smc_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)