diff --git a/include/net/inet_timewait_sock.h b/include/net/inet_timewait_sock.h
index 4fd007f34dd5..b801ade2295e 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_timewait_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_timewait_sock.h
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ static inline __be32 inet_rcv_saddr(const struct sock *sk)
 
 extern void inet_twsk_put(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw);
 
+extern int inet_twsk_unhash(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw);
+
 extern struct inet_timewait_sock *inet_twsk_alloc(const struct sock *sk,
 						  const int state);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
index 94ef51aa5bc9..21e5e32d8c60 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ static int __inet_check_established(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
 	struct sock *sk2;
 	const struct hlist_nulls_node *node;
 	struct inet_timewait_sock *tw;
+	int twrefcnt = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(lock);
 
@@ -318,20 +319,23 @@ static int __inet_check_established(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
 	sk->sk_hash = hash;
 	WARN_ON(!sk_unhashed(sk));
 	__sk_nulls_add_node_rcu(sk, &head->chain);
+	if (tw) {
+		twrefcnt = inet_twsk_unhash(tw);
+		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_TIMEWAITRECYCLED);
+	}
 	spin_unlock(lock);
+	if (twrefcnt)
+		inet_twsk_put(tw);
 	sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, 1);
 
 	if (twp) {
 		*twp = tw;
-		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_TIMEWAITRECYCLED);
 	} else if (tw) {
 		/* Silly. Should hash-dance instead... */
 		inet_twsk_deschedule(tw, death_row);
-		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_TIMEWAITRECYCLED);
 
 		inet_twsk_put(tw);
 	}
-
 	return 0;
 
 not_unique:
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
index 31f931ef3daf..11a107a5af4f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
@@ -14,22 +14,33 @@
 #include <net/inet_timewait_sock.h>
 #include <net/ip.h>
 
+
+/*
+ * unhash a timewait socket from established hash
+ * lock must be hold by caller
+ */
+int inet_twsk_unhash(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
+{
+	if (hlist_nulls_unhashed(&tw->tw_node))
+		return 0;
+
+	hlist_nulls_del_rcu(&tw->tw_node);
+	sk_nulls_node_init(&tw->tw_node);
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /* Must be called with locally disabled BHs. */
 static void __inet_twsk_kill(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw,
 			     struct inet_hashinfo *hashinfo)
 {
 	struct inet_bind_hashbucket *bhead;
 	struct inet_bind_bucket *tb;
+	int refcnt;
 	/* Unlink from established hashes. */
 	spinlock_t *lock = inet_ehash_lockp(hashinfo, tw->tw_hash);
 
 	spin_lock(lock);
-	if (hlist_nulls_unhashed(&tw->tw_node)) {
-		spin_unlock(lock);
-		return;
-	}
-	hlist_nulls_del_rcu(&tw->tw_node);
-	sk_nulls_node_init(&tw->tw_node);
+	refcnt = inet_twsk_unhash(tw);
 	spin_unlock(lock);
 
 	/* Disassociate with bind bucket. */
@@ -37,9 +48,12 @@ static void __inet_twsk_kill(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw,
 			hashinfo->bhash_size)];
 	spin_lock(&bhead->lock);
 	tb = tw->tw_tb;
-	__hlist_del(&tw->tw_bind_node);
-	tw->tw_tb = NULL;
-	inet_bind_bucket_destroy(hashinfo->bind_bucket_cachep, tb);
+	if (tb) {
+		__hlist_del(&tw->tw_bind_node);
+		tw->tw_tb = NULL;
+		inet_bind_bucket_destroy(hashinfo->bind_bucket_cachep, tb);
+		refcnt++;
+	}
 	spin_unlock(&bhead->lock);
 #ifdef SOCK_REFCNT_DEBUG
 	if (atomic_read(&tw->tw_refcnt) != 1) {
@@ -47,7 +61,10 @@ static void __inet_twsk_kill(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw,
 		       tw->tw_prot->name, tw, atomic_read(&tw->tw_refcnt));
 	}
 #endif
-	inet_twsk_put(tw);
+	while (refcnt) {
+		inet_twsk_put(tw);
+		refcnt--;
+	}
 }
 
 static noinline void inet_twsk_free(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
@@ -92,6 +109,7 @@ void __inet_twsk_hashdance(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw, struct sock *sk,
 	tw->tw_tb = icsk->icsk_bind_hash;
 	WARN_ON(!icsk->icsk_bind_hash);
 	inet_twsk_add_bind_node(tw, &tw->tw_tb->owners);
+	atomic_inc(&tw->tw_refcnt);
 	spin_unlock(&bhead->lock);
 
 	spin_lock(lock);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c b/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
index 00c6a3e6cddf..c813e294ec0c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ static int __inet6_check_established(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
 	struct sock *sk2;
 	const struct hlist_nulls_node *node;
 	struct inet_timewait_sock *tw;
+	int twrefcnt = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(lock);
 
@@ -250,19 +251,23 @@ static int __inet6_check_established(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
 	 * in hash table socket with a funny identity. */
 	inet->inet_num = lport;
 	inet->inet_sport = htons(lport);
+	sk->sk_hash = hash;
 	WARN_ON(!sk_unhashed(sk));
 	__sk_nulls_add_node_rcu(sk, &head->chain);
-	sk->sk_hash = hash;
+	if (tw) {
+		twrefcnt = inet_twsk_unhash(tw);
+		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_TIMEWAITRECYCLED);
+	}
 	spin_unlock(lock);
+	if (twrefcnt)
+		inet_twsk_put(tw);
 	sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, 1);
 
-	if (twp != NULL) {
+	if (twp) {
 		*twp = tw;
-		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_TIMEWAITRECYCLED);
-	} else if (tw != NULL) {
+	} else if (tw) {
 		/* Silly. Should hash-dance instead... */
 		inet_twsk_deschedule(tw, death_row);
-		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_TIMEWAITRECYCLED);
 
 		inet_twsk_put(tw);
 	}