diff --git a/net/rds/tcp.c b/net/rds/tcp.c
index fbf807a0cc4a..225690076773 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp.c
@@ -484,9 +484,10 @@ static void __net_exit rds_tcp_exit_net(struct net *net)
 	 * we do need to clean up the listen socket here.
 	 */
 	if (rtn->rds_tcp_listen_sock) {
-		rds_tcp_listen_stop(rtn->rds_tcp_listen_sock);
+		struct socket *lsock = rtn->rds_tcp_listen_sock;
+
 		rtn->rds_tcp_listen_sock = NULL;
-		flush_work(&rtn->rds_tcp_accept_w);
+		rds_tcp_listen_stop(lsock, &rtn->rds_tcp_accept_w);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -523,10 +524,10 @@ static void rds_tcp_kill_sock(struct net *net)
 	struct rds_tcp_connection *tc, *_tc;
 	LIST_HEAD(tmp_list);
 	struct rds_tcp_net *rtn = net_generic(net, rds_tcp_netid);
+	struct socket *lsock = rtn->rds_tcp_listen_sock;
 
-	rds_tcp_listen_stop(rtn->rds_tcp_listen_sock);
 	rtn->rds_tcp_listen_sock = NULL;
-	flush_work(&rtn->rds_tcp_accept_w);
+	rds_tcp_listen_stop(lsock, &rtn->rds_tcp_accept_w);
 	spin_lock_irq(&rds_tcp_conn_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(tc, _tc, &rds_tcp_conn_list, t_tcp_node) {
 		struct net *c_net = tc->t_cpath->cp_conn->c_net;
@@ -546,8 +547,12 @@ static void rds_tcp_kill_sock(struct net *net)
 void *rds_tcp_listen_sock_def_readable(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct rds_tcp_net *rtn = net_generic(net, rds_tcp_netid);
+	struct socket *lsock = rtn->rds_tcp_listen_sock;
 
-	return rtn->rds_tcp_listen_sock->sk->sk_user_data;
+	if (!lsock)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return lsock->sk->sk_user_data;
 }
 
 static int rds_tcp_dev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp.h b/net/rds/tcp.h
index 9a1cc8906576..56ea6620fcf9 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp.h
+++ b/net/rds/tcp.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void rds_tcp_state_change(struct sock *sk);
 
 /* tcp_listen.c */
 struct socket *rds_tcp_listen_init(struct net *);
-void rds_tcp_listen_stop(struct socket *);
+void rds_tcp_listen_stop(struct socket *sock, struct work_struct *acceptor);
 void rds_tcp_listen_data_ready(struct sock *sk);
 int rds_tcp_accept_one(struct socket *sock);
 int rds_tcp_keepalive(struct socket *sock);
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp_listen.c b/net/rds/tcp_listen.c
index 67d0929c7d3d..2c69a508a693 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp_listen.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp_listen.c
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ void rds_tcp_listen_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 	 * before it has been accepted and the accepter has set up their
 	 * data_ready.. we only want to queue listen work for our listening
 	 * socket
+	 *
+	 * (*ready)() may be null if we are racing with netns delete, and
+	 * the listen socket is being torn down.
 	 */
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN)
 		rds_tcp_accept_work(sk);
@@ -231,7 +234,8 @@ void rds_tcp_listen_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 
 out:
 	read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
-	ready(sk);
+	if (ready)
+		ready(sk);
 }
 
 struct socket *rds_tcp_listen_init(struct net *net)
@@ -271,7 +275,7 @@ out:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void rds_tcp_listen_stop(struct socket *sock)
+void rds_tcp_listen_stop(struct socket *sock, struct work_struct *acceptor)
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
 
@@ -292,5 +296,6 @@ void rds_tcp_listen_stop(struct socket *sock)
 
 	/* wait for accepts to stop and close the socket */
 	flush_workqueue(rds_wq);
+	flush_work(acceptor);
 	sock_release(sock);
 }