diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index c7750849c495..203470189011 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -488,11 +488,9 @@ static void lowcomms_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct connection *con;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	con = sock2con(sk);
 	if (con && !test_and_set_bit(CF_READ_PENDING, &con->flags))
 		queue_work(recv_workqueue, &con->rwork);
-	read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 }
 
 static void lowcomms_listen_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
@@ -507,15 +505,14 @@ static void lowcomms_write_space(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct connection *con;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	con = sock2con(sk);
 	if (!con)
-		goto out;
+		return;
 
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(CF_CONNECTED, &con->flags)) {
 		log_print("successful connected to node %d", con->nodeid);
 		queue_work(send_workqueue, &con->swork);
-		goto out;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	clear_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &con->sock->flags);
@@ -526,8 +523,6 @@ static void lowcomms_write_space(struct sock *sk)
 	}
 
 	queue_work(send_workqueue, &con->swork);
-out:
-	read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 }
 
 static inline void lowcomms_connect_sock(struct connection *con)
@@ -597,7 +592,6 @@ static void lowcomms_error_report(struct sock *sk)
 	void (*orig_report)(struct sock *) = NULL;
 	struct inet_sock *inet;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	con = sock2con(sk);
 	if (con == NULL)
 		goto out;
@@ -646,7 +640,6 @@ static void lowcomms_error_report(struct sock *sk)
 		queue_work(send_workqueue, &con->swork);
 
 out:
-	read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	if (orig_report)
 		orig_report(sk);
 }
@@ -666,20 +659,20 @@ static void restore_callbacks(struct socket *sock)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 
-	write_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
+	lock_sock(sk);
 	sk->sk_user_data = NULL;
 	sk->sk_data_ready = listen_sock.sk_data_ready;
 	sk->sk_state_change = listen_sock.sk_state_change;
 	sk->sk_write_space = listen_sock.sk_write_space;
 	sk->sk_error_report = listen_sock.sk_error_report;
-	write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
+	release_sock(sk);
 }
 
 static void add_listen_sock(struct socket *sock, struct listen_connection *con)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 
-	write_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
+	lock_sock(sk);
 	save_listen_callbacks(sock);
 	con->sock = sock;
 
@@ -687,7 +680,7 @@ static void add_listen_sock(struct socket *sock, struct listen_connection *con)
 	sk->sk_allocation = GFP_NOFS;
 	/* Install a data_ready callback */
 	sk->sk_data_ready = lowcomms_listen_data_ready;
-	write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
+	release_sock(sk);
 }
 
 /* Make a socket active */
@@ -695,7 +688,7 @@ static void add_sock(struct socket *sock, struct connection *con)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 
-	write_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
+	lock_sock(sk);
 	con->sock = sock;
 
 	sk->sk_user_data = con;
@@ -705,7 +698,7 @@ static void add_sock(struct socket *sock, struct connection *con)
 	sk->sk_state_change = lowcomms_state_change;
 	sk->sk_allocation = GFP_NOFS;
 	sk->sk_error_report = lowcomms_error_report;
-	write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
+	release_sock(sk);
 }
 
 /* Add the port number to an IPv6 or 4 sockaddr and return the address
@@ -1680,9 +1673,9 @@ static void _stop_conn(struct connection *con, bool and_other)
 	set_bit(CF_READ_PENDING, &con->flags);
 	set_bit(CF_WRITE_PENDING, &con->flags);
 	if (con->sock && con->sock->sk) {
-		write_lock_bh(&con->sock->sk->sk_callback_lock);
+		lock_sock(con->sock->sk);
 		con->sock->sk->sk_user_data = NULL;
-		write_unlock_bh(&con->sock->sk->sk_callback_lock);
+		release_sock(con->sock->sk);
 	}
 	if (con->othercon && and_other)
 		_stop_conn(con->othercon, false);