diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 725da7203f2d..5cf8109f672a 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -117,12 +117,14 @@
 static int __vsock_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr_vm *addr);
 static void vsock_sk_destruct(struct sock *sk);
 static int vsock_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
+static void vsock_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout);
 
 /* Protocol family. */
 struct proto vsock_proto = {
 	.name = "AF_VSOCK",
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.obj_size = sizeof(struct vsock_sock),
+	.close = vsock_close,
 #ifdef CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL
 	.psock_update_sk_prot = vsock_bpf_update_proto,
 #endif
@@ -797,39 +799,37 @@ static bool sock_type_connectible(u16 type)
 
 static void __vsock_release(struct sock *sk, int level)
 {
-	if (sk) {
-		struct sock *pending;
-		struct vsock_sock *vsk;
+	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
+	struct sock *pending;
 
-		vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
-		pending = NULL;	/* Compiler warning. */
+	vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
+	pending = NULL;	/* Compiler warning. */
 
-		/* When "level" is SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING, use the nested
-		 * version to avoid the warning "possible recursive locking
-		 * detected". When "level" is 0, lock_sock_nested(sk, level)
-		 * is the same as lock_sock(sk).
-		 */
-		lock_sock_nested(sk, level);
+	/* When "level" is SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING, use the nested
+	 * version to avoid the warning "possible recursive locking
+	 * detected". When "level" is 0, lock_sock_nested(sk, level)
+	 * is the same as lock_sock(sk).
+	 */
+	lock_sock_nested(sk, level);
 
-		if (vsk->transport)
-			vsk->transport->release(vsk);
-		else if (sock_type_connectible(sk->sk_type))
-			vsock_remove_sock(vsk);
+	if (vsk->transport)
+		vsk->transport->release(vsk);
+	else if (sock_type_connectible(sk->sk_type))
+		vsock_remove_sock(vsk);
 
-		sock_orphan(sk);
-		sk->sk_shutdown = SHUTDOWN_MASK;
+	sock_orphan(sk);
+	sk->sk_shutdown = SHUTDOWN_MASK;
 
-		skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+	skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 
-		/* Clean up any sockets that never were accepted. */
-		while ((pending = vsock_dequeue_accept(sk)) != NULL) {
-			__vsock_release(pending, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
-			sock_put(pending);
-		}
-
-		release_sock(sk);
-		sock_put(sk);
+	/* Clean up any sockets that never were accepted. */
+	while ((pending = vsock_dequeue_accept(sk)) != NULL) {
+		__vsock_release(pending, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+		sock_put(pending);
 	}
+
+	release_sock(sk);
+	sock_put(sk);
 }
 
 static void vsock_sk_destruct(struct sock *sk)
@@ -901,9 +901,22 @@ void vsock_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vsock_data_ready);
 
+/* Dummy callback required by sockmap.
+ * See unconditional call of saved_close() in sock_map_close().
+ */
+static void vsock_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
+{
+}
+
 static int vsock_release(struct socket *sock)
 {
-	__vsock_release(sock->sk, 0);
+	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
+
+	if (!sk)
+		return 0;
+
+	sk->sk_prot->close(sk, 0);
+	__vsock_release(sk, 0);
 	sock->sk = NULL;
 	sock->state = SS_FREE;