diff --git a/net/can/j1939/main.c b/net/can/j1939/main.c
index 8dc935dc2e54..2afcf27c72c8 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/main.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/main.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static void j1939_can_recv(struct sk_buff *iskb, void *data)
 	if (!skb)
 		return;
 
+	j1939_priv_get(priv);
 	can_skb_set_owner(skb, iskb->sk);
 
 	/* get a pointer to the header of the skb
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ static void j1939_can_recv(struct sk_buff *iskb, void *data)
 	j1939_simple_recv(priv, skb);
 	j1939_sk_recv(priv, skb);
  done:
+	j1939_priv_put(priv);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 }