diff --git a/include/linux/can/core.h b/include/linux/can/core.h
index a0875001b13c..df08a41d5be5 100644
--- a/include/linux/can/core.h
+++ b/include/linux/can/core.h
@@ -45,10 +45,9 @@ struct can_proto {
 extern int  can_proto_register(const struct can_proto *cp);
 extern void can_proto_unregister(const struct can_proto *cp);
 
-extern int  can_rx_register(struct net_device *dev, canid_t can_id,
-			    canid_t mask,
-			    void (*func)(struct sk_buff *, void *),
-			    void *data, char *ident);
+int can_rx_register(struct net_device *dev, canid_t can_id, canid_t mask,
+		    void (*func)(struct sk_buff *, void *),
+		    void *data, char *ident, struct sock *sk);
 
 extern void can_rx_unregister(struct net_device *dev, canid_t can_id,
 			      canid_t mask,
diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index 1108079d934f..5488e4a6ccd0 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ static struct hlist_head *find_rcv_list(canid_t *can_id, canid_t *mask,
  * @func: callback function on filter match
  * @data: returned parameter for callback function
  * @ident: string for calling module identification
+ * @sk: socket pointer (might be NULL)
  *
  * Description:
  *  Invokes the callback function with the received sk_buff and the given
@@ -468,7 +469,7 @@ static struct hlist_head *find_rcv_list(canid_t *can_id, canid_t *mask,
  */
 int can_rx_register(struct net_device *dev, canid_t can_id, canid_t mask,
 		    void (*func)(struct sk_buff *, void *), void *data,
-		    char *ident)
+		    char *ident, struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct receiver *r;
 	struct hlist_head *rl;
@@ -496,6 +497,7 @@ int can_rx_register(struct net_device *dev, canid_t can_id, canid_t mask,
 		r->func    = func;
 		r->data    = data;
 		r->ident   = ident;
+		r->sk      = sk;
 
 		hlist_add_head_rcu(&r->list, rl);
 		d->entries++;
@@ -520,8 +522,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(can_rx_register);
 static void can_rx_delete_receiver(struct rcu_head *rp)
 {
 	struct receiver *r = container_of(rp, struct receiver, rcu);
+	struct sock *sk = r->sk;
 
 	kmem_cache_free(rcv_cache, r);
+	if (sk)
+		sock_put(sk);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -596,8 +601,11 @@ void can_rx_unregister(struct net_device *dev, canid_t can_id, canid_t mask,
 	spin_unlock(&can_rcvlists_lock);
 
 	/* schedule the receiver item for deletion */
-	if (r)
+	if (r) {
+		if (r->sk)
+			sock_hold(r->sk);
 		call_rcu(&r->rcu, can_rx_delete_receiver);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(can_rx_unregister);
 
diff --git a/net/can/af_can.h b/net/can/af_can.h
index fca0fe9fc45a..b86f5129e838 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.h
+++ b/net/can/af_can.h
@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@
 
 struct receiver {
 	struct hlist_node list;
-	struct rcu_head rcu;
 	canid_t can_id;
 	canid_t mask;
 	unsigned long matches;
 	void (*func)(struct sk_buff *, void *);
 	void *data;
 	char *ident;
+	struct sock *sk;
+	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
 #define CAN_SFF_RCV_ARRAY_SZ (1 << CAN_SFF_ID_BITS)
diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 21ac75390e3d..5c9407181918 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 				err = can_rx_register(dev, op->can_id,
 						      REGMASK(op->can_id),
 						      bcm_rx_handler, op,
-						      "bcm");
+						      "bcm", sk);
 
 				op->rx_reg_dev = dev;
 				dev_put(dev);
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 		} else
 			err = can_rx_register(NULL, op->can_id,
 					      REGMASK(op->can_id),
-					      bcm_rx_handler, op, "bcm");
+					      bcm_rx_handler, op, "bcm", sk);
 		if (err) {
 			/* this bcm rx op is broken -> remove it */
 			list_del(&op->list);
diff --git a/net/can/gw.c b/net/can/gw.c
index a54ab0c82104..7056a1a2bb70 100644
--- a/net/can/gw.c
+++ b/net/can/gw.c
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ static inline int cgw_register_filter(struct cgw_job *gwj)
 {
 	return can_rx_register(gwj->src.dev, gwj->ccgw.filter.can_id,
 			       gwj->ccgw.filter.can_mask, can_can_gw_rcv,
-			       gwj, "gw");
+			       gwj, "gw", NULL);
 }
 
 static inline void cgw_unregister_filter(struct cgw_job *gwj)
diff --git a/net/can/raw.c b/net/can/raw.c
index b075f028d7e2..6dc546a06673 100644
--- a/net/can/raw.c
+++ b/net/can/raw.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static int raw_enable_filters(struct net_device *dev, struct sock *sk,
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		err = can_rx_register(dev, filter[i].can_id,
 				      filter[i].can_mask,
-				      raw_rcv, sk, "raw");
+				      raw_rcv, sk, "raw", sk);
 		if (err) {
 			/* clean up successfully registered filters */
 			while (--i >= 0)
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static int raw_enable_errfilter(struct net_device *dev, struct sock *sk,
 
 	if (err_mask)
 		err = can_rx_register(dev, 0, err_mask | CAN_ERR_FLAG,
-				      raw_rcv, sk, "raw");
+				      raw_rcv, sk, "raw", sk);
 
 	return err;
 }