diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
index 258c7a10ef0a..ef16b8ef9f1a 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ static int qrtr_release(struct socket *sock)
 	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))
 		sk->sk_state_change(sk);
 
-	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD);
+	sock_orphan(sk);
 	sock->sk = NULL;
 
 	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED))