diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index 4fd861063ed4..f572b31a2b20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -2307,7 +2307,7 @@ int ppp_register_net_channel(struct net *net, struct ppp_channel *chan)
 
 	pch->ppp = NULL;
 	pch->chan = chan;
-	pch->chan_net = net;
+	pch->chan_net = get_net(net);
 	chan->ppp = pch;
 	init_ppp_file(&pch->file, CHANNEL);
 	pch->file.hdrlen = chan->hdrlen;
@@ -2404,6 +2404,8 @@ ppp_unregister_channel(struct ppp_channel *chan)
 	spin_lock_bh(&pn->all_channels_lock);
 	list_del(&pch->list);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&pn->all_channels_lock);
+	put_net(pch->chan_net);
+	pch->chan_net = NULL;
 
 	pch->file.dead = 1;
 	wake_up_interruptible(&pch->file.rwait);