diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 11b98bc..33d2a1f 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -1179,9 +1179,14 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-static const void *net_current_ns(void)
+static void *net_grab_current_ns(void)
 {
-	return current->nsproxy->net_ns;
+	struct net *ns = current->nsproxy->net_ns;
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
+	if (ns)
+		atomic_inc(&ns->passive);
+#endif
+	return ns;
 }
 
 static const void *net_initial_ns(void)
@@ -1196,22 +1201,13 @@
 
 struct kobj_ns_type_operations net_ns_type_operations = {
 	.type = KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET,
-	.current_ns = net_current_ns,
+	.grab_current_ns = net_grab_current_ns,
 	.netlink_ns = net_netlink_ns,
 	.initial_ns = net_initial_ns,
+	.drop_ns = net_drop_ns,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(net_ns_type_operations);
 
-static void net_kobj_ns_exit(struct net *net)
-{
-	kobj_ns_exit(KOBJ_NS_TYPE_NET, net);
-}
-
-static struct pernet_operations kobj_net_ops = {
-	.exit = net_kobj_ns_exit,
-};
-
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
 static int netdev_uevent(struct device *d, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 {
@@ -1339,6 +1335,5 @@
 int netdev_kobject_init(void)
 {
 	kobj_ns_type_register(&net_ns_type_operations);
-	register_pernet_subsys(&kobj_net_ops);
 	return class_register(&net_class);
 }
diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index 6c6b86d..cdcbc3c 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 	LIST_HEAD(net_exit_list);
 
 	atomic_set(&net->count, 1);
+	atomic_set(&net->passive, 1);
 
 #ifdef NETNS_REFCNT_DEBUG
 	atomic_set(&net->use_count, 0);
@@ -210,6 +211,13 @@
 	kmem_cache_free(net_cachep, net);
 }
 
+void net_drop_ns(void *p)
+{
+	struct net *ns = p;
+	if (ns && atomic_dec_and_test(&ns->passive))
+		net_free(ns);
+}
+
 struct net *copy_net_ns(unsigned long flags, struct net *old_net)
 {
 	struct net *net;
@@ -230,7 +238,7 @@
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&net_mutex);
 	if (rv < 0) {
-		net_free(net);
+		net_drop_ns(net);
 		return ERR_PTR(rv);
 	}
 	return net;
@@ -286,7 +294,7 @@
 	/* Finally it is safe to free my network namespace structure */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(net, tmp, &net_exit_list, exit_list) {
 		list_del_init(&net->exit_list);
-		net_free(net);
+		net_drop_ns(net);
 	}
 }
 static DECLARE_WORK(net_cleanup_work, cleanup_net);