diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 4ea301fc2bf0..5546710d8ac1 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -943,10 +943,12 @@ static int vsock_shutdown(struct socket *sock, int mode)
 	 */
 
 	sk = sock->sk;
+
+	lock_sock(sk);
 	if (sock->state == SS_UNCONNECTED) {
 		err = -ENOTCONN;
 		if (sk->sk_type == SOCK_STREAM)
-			return err;
+			goto out;
 	} else {
 		sock->state = SS_DISCONNECTING;
 		err = 0;
@@ -955,10 +957,8 @@ static int vsock_shutdown(struct socket *sock, int mode)
 	/* Receive and send shutdowns are treated alike. */
 	mode = mode & (RCV_SHUTDOWN | SEND_SHUTDOWN);
 	if (mode) {
-		lock_sock(sk);
 		sk->sk_shutdown |= mode;
 		sk->sk_state_change(sk);
-		release_sock(sk);
 
 		if (sk->sk_type == SOCK_STREAM) {
 			sock_reset_flag(sk, SOCK_DONE);
@@ -966,6 +966,8 @@ static int vsock_shutdown(struct socket *sock, int mode)
 		}
 	}
 
+out:
+	release_sock(sk);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c
index 630b851f8150..cc3bae2659e7 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c
@@ -474,14 +474,10 @@ static void hvs_shutdown_lock_held(struct hvsock *hvs, int mode)
 
 static int hvs_shutdown(struct vsock_sock *vsk, int mode)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = sk_vsock(vsk);
-
 	if (!(mode & SEND_SHUTDOWN))
 		return 0;
 
-	lock_sock(sk);
 	hvs_shutdown_lock_held(vsk->trans, mode);
-	release_sock(sk);
 	return 0;
 }