diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index c718e7e..b4870a3 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -910,6 +910,7 @@ static int packet_release(struct socket *sock)
 	skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 	sk_refcnt_debug_release(sk);
 
+	sock_prot_inuse_add(net, sk->sk_prot, -1);
 	sock_put(sk);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1085,6 +1086,7 @@ static int packet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol)
 	write_lock_bh(&net->packet.sklist_lock);
 	sk_add_node(sk, &net->packet.sklist);
 	write_unlock_bh(&net->packet.sklist_lock);
+	sock_prot_inuse_add(net, &packet_proto, 1);
 	return(0);
 out:
 	return err;