diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index ede2b2a140a4..f0c2293f1d3b 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1999,13 +1999,20 @@ restart_locked:
 			unix_state_lock(sk);
 
 		err = 0;
-		if (unix_peer(sk) == other) {
+		if (sk->sk_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) {
+			/* We are here only when racing with unix_release_sock()
+			 * is clearing @other. Never change state to TCP_CLOSE
+			 * unlike SOCK_DGRAM wants.
+			 */
+			unix_state_unlock(sk);
+			err = -EPIPE;
+		} else if (unix_peer(sk) == other) {
 			unix_peer(sk) = NULL;
 			unix_dgram_peer_wake_disconnect_wakeup(sk, other);
 
+			sk->sk_state = TCP_CLOSE;
 			unix_state_unlock(sk);
 
-			sk->sk_state = TCP_CLOSE;
 			unix_dgram_disconnected(sk, other);
 			sock_put(other);
 			err = -ECONNREFUSED;