diff --git a/net/llc/llc_s_ac.c b/net/llc/llc_s_ac.c
index a94bd56bcac6..7ae4cc684d3a 100644
--- a/net/llc/llc_s_ac.c
+++ b/net/llc/llc_s_ac.c
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ int llc_sap_action_send_ui(struct llc_sap *sap, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			    ev->daddr.lsap, LLC_PDU_CMD);
 	llc_pdu_init_as_ui_cmd(skb);
 	rc = llc_mac_hdr_init(skb, ev->saddr.mac, ev->daddr.mac);
-	if (likely(!rc))
+	if (likely(!rc)) {
+		skb_get(skb);
 		rc = dev_queue_xmit(skb);
+	}
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -81,8 +83,10 @@ int llc_sap_action_send_xid_c(struct llc_sap *sap, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			    ev->daddr.lsap, LLC_PDU_CMD);
 	llc_pdu_init_as_xid_cmd(skb, LLC_XID_NULL_CLASS_2, 0);
 	rc = llc_mac_hdr_init(skb, ev->saddr.mac, ev->daddr.mac);
-	if (likely(!rc))
+	if (likely(!rc)) {
+		skb_get(skb);
 		rc = dev_queue_xmit(skb);
+	}
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -135,8 +139,10 @@ int llc_sap_action_send_test_c(struct llc_sap *sap, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			    ev->daddr.lsap, LLC_PDU_CMD);
 	llc_pdu_init_as_test_cmd(skb);
 	rc = llc_mac_hdr_init(skb, ev->saddr.mac, ev->daddr.mac);
-	if (likely(!rc))
+	if (likely(!rc)) {
+		skb_get(skb);
 		rc = dev_queue_xmit(skb);
+	}
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/llc/llc_sap.c b/net/llc/llc_sap.c
index a7f7b8ff4729..be419062e19a 100644
--- a/net/llc/llc_sap.c
+++ b/net/llc/llc_sap.c
@@ -197,29 +197,22 @@ static int llc_sap_next_state(struct llc_sap *sap, struct sk_buff *skb)
  *	After executing actions of the event, upper layer will be indicated
  *	if needed(on receiving an UI frame). sk can be null for the
  *	datalink_proto case.
+ *
+ *	This function always consumes a reference to the skb.
  */
 static void llc_sap_state_process(struct llc_sap *sap, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct llc_sap_state_ev *ev = llc_sap_ev(skb);
 
-	/*
-	 * We have to hold the skb, because llc_sap_next_state
-	 * will kfree it in the sending path and we need to
-	 * look at the skb->cb, where we encode llc_sap_state_ev.
-	 */
-	skb_get(skb);
 	ev->ind_cfm_flag = 0;
 	llc_sap_next_state(sap, skb);
-	if (ev->ind_cfm_flag == LLC_IND) {
-		if (skb->sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN)
-			kfree_skb(skb);
-		else {
-			llc_save_primitive(skb->sk, skb, ev->prim);
 
-			/* queue skb to the user. */
-			if (sock_queue_rcv_skb(skb->sk, skb))
-				kfree_skb(skb);
-		}
+	if (ev->ind_cfm_flag == LLC_IND && skb->sk->sk_state != TCP_LISTEN) {
+		llc_save_primitive(skb->sk, skb, ev->prim);
+
+		/* queue skb to the user. */
+		if (sock_queue_rcv_skb(skb->sk, skb) == 0)
+			return;
 	}
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 }