diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index f7e02f9f9ed1..9c6cc1cf547c 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -3117,6 +3117,7 @@ static int packet_release(struct socket *sock)
 
 	spin_lock(&po->bind_lock);
 	unregister_prot_hook(sk, false);
+	WRITE_ONCE(po->num, 0);
 	packet_cached_dev_reset(po);
 
 	if (po->prot_hook.dev) {