diff --git a/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c b/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c
index 9a90ced..3d10ca0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c
@@ -342,10 +342,11 @@
 static void pppol2tp_recv_queue_skb(struct pppol2tp_session *session, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skbp;
+	struct sk_buff *tmp;
 	u16 ns = PPPOL2TP_SKB_CB(skb)->ns;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&session->reorder_q.lock);
-	skb_queue_walk(&session->reorder_q, skbp) {
+	skb_queue_walk_safe(&session->reorder_q, skbp, tmp) {
 		if (PPPOL2TP_SKB_CB(skbp)->ns > ns) {
 			__skb_insert(skb, skbp->prev, skbp, &session->reorder_q);
 			PRINTK(session->debug, PPPOL2TP_MSG_SEQ, KERN_DEBUG,
@@ -371,10 +372,9 @@
 	int length = PPPOL2TP_SKB_CB(skb)->length;
 	struct sock *session_sock = NULL;
 
-	/* We're about to requeue the skb, so unlink it and return resources
+	/* We're about to requeue the skb, so return resources
 	 * to its current owner (a socket receive buffer).
 	 */
-	skb_unlink(skb, &session->reorder_q);
 	skb_orphan(skb);
 
 	tunnel->stats.rx_packets++;
@@ -470,6 +470,11 @@
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
+		__skb_unlink(skb, &session->reorder_q);
+
+		/* Process the skb. We release the queue lock while we
+		 * do so to let other contexts process the queue.
+		 */
 		spin_unlock_bh(&session->reorder_q.lock);
 		pppol2tp_recv_dequeue_skb(session, skb);
 		spin_lock_bh(&session->reorder_q.lock);