diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index a16cf1ec5e5e..7bb6a9a1256d 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -834,18 +834,12 @@ static void neigh_timer_handler(unsigned long arg)
 	}
 	if (neigh->nud_state & (NUD_INCOMPLETE | NUD_PROBE)) {
 		struct sk_buff *skb = skb_peek(&neigh->arp_queue);
-		/* keep skb alive even if arp_queue overflows */
-		if (skb)
-			skb_get(skb);
-		write_unlock(&neigh->lock);
+
 		neigh->ops->solicit(neigh, skb);
 		atomic_inc(&neigh->probes);
-		if (skb)
-			kfree_skb(skb);
-	} else {
-out:
-		write_unlock(&neigh->lock);
 	}
+out:
+	write_unlock(&neigh->lock);
 
 	if (notify)
 		neigh_update_notify(neigh);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/arp.c b/net/ipv4/arp.c
index 8e17f65f4002..c663fa5339ee 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/arp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/arp.c
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ static void arp_solicit(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		if (!(neigh->nud_state&NUD_VALID))
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "trying to ucast probe in NUD_INVALID\n");
 		dst_ha = neigh->ha;
-		read_lock_bh(&neigh->lock);
 	} else if ((probes -= neigh->parms->app_probes) < 0) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARPD
 		neigh_app_ns(neigh);
@@ -378,8 +377,6 @@ static void arp_solicit(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	arp_send(ARPOP_REQUEST, ETH_P_ARP, target, dev, saddr,
 		 dst_ha, dev->dev_addr, NULL);
-	if (dst_ha)
-		read_unlock_bh(&neigh->lock);
 }
 
 static int arp_ignore(struct in_device *in_dev, __be32 sip, __be32 tip)