diff --git a/net/tipc/udp_media.c b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
index b7e25e7e9933..108a4cc2e001 100644
--- a/net/tipc/udp_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
@@ -807,6 +807,7 @@ static void cleanup_bearer(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct udp_bearer *ub = container_of(work, struct udp_bearer, work);
 	struct udp_replicast *rcast, *tmp;
+	struct tipc_net *tn;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(rcast, tmp, &ub->rcast.list, list) {
 		dst_cache_destroy(&rcast->dst_cache);
@@ -814,10 +815,14 @@ static void cleanup_bearer(struct work_struct *work)
 		kfree_rcu(rcast, rcu);
 	}
 
+	tn = tipc_net(sock_net(ub->ubsock->sk));
+
 	dst_cache_destroy(&ub->rcast.dst_cache);
 	udp_tunnel_sock_release(ub->ubsock);
+
+	/* Note: could use a call_rcu() to avoid another synchronize_net() */
 	synchronize_net();
-	atomic_dec(&tipc_net(sock_net(ub->ubsock->sk))->wq_count);
+	atomic_dec(&tn->wq_count);
 	kfree(ub);
 }