diff --git a/net/rds/bind.c b/net/rds/bind.c
index 48257d3a4201..4f1427c3452d 100644
--- a/net/rds/bind.c
+++ b/net/rds/bind.c
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ struct rds_sock *rds_find_bound(__be32 addr, __be16 port)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	rs = rhashtable_lookup(&bind_hash_table, &key, ht_parms);
-	if (rs && !sock_flag(rds_rs_to_sk(rs), SOCK_DEAD))
-		rds_sock_addref(rs);
-	else
+	if (rs && (sock_flag(rds_rs_to_sk(rs), SOCK_DEAD) ||
+		   !refcount_inc_not_zero(&rds_rs_to_sk(rs)->sk_refcnt)))
 		rs = NULL;
+
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	rdsdebug("returning rs %p for %pI4:%u\n", rs, &addr,