diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 1e415a5fc352..c74acb4139c8 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -1505,9 +1505,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(bind, int, fd, struct sockaddr __user *, umyaddr, int, addrlen)
 						      (struct sockaddr *)
 						      &address, addrlen);
 		}
-		fput_light(sock->file, fput_needed);
 		if (!err)
 			sockev_notify(SOCKEV_BIND, sock);
+
+		fput_light(sock->file, fput_needed);
 	}
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1534,9 +1535,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(listen, int, fd, int, backlog)
 		if (!err)
 			err = sock->ops->listen(sock, backlog);
 
-		fput_light(sock->file, fput_needed);
 		if (!err)
 			sockev_notify(SOCKEV_LISTEN, sock);
+
+		fput_light(sock->file, fput_needed);
 	}
 	return err;
 }