diff --git a/include/net/af_unix.h b/include/net/af_unix.h
index f42fdddec..a6b6ce8b9 100755
--- a/include/net/af_unix.h
+++ b/include/net/af_unix.h
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ struct scm_stat {
 
 #define UNIXCB(skb)	(*(struct unix_skb_parms *)&((skb)->cb))
 
-#define unix_state_lock(s)	spin_lock(&unix_sk(s)->lock)
-#define unix_state_unlock(s)	spin_unlock(&unix_sk(s)->lock)
-#define unix_state_lock_nested(s) \
-				spin_lock_nested(&unix_sk(s)->lock, \
-				SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING)
-
 /* The AF_UNIX socket */
 struct unix_sock {
 	/* WARNING: sk has to be the first member */
@@ -77,6 +71,20 @@ static inline struct unix_sock *unix_sk(const struct sock *sk)
 	return (struct unix_sock *)sk;
 }
 
+#define unix_state_lock(s)	spin_lock(&unix_sk(s)->lock)
+#define unix_state_unlock(s)	spin_unlock(&unix_sk(s)->lock)
+enum unix_socket_lock_class {
+	U_LOCK_NORMAL,
+	U_LOCK_SECOND,	/* for double locking, see unix_state_double_lock(). */
+	U_LOCK_DIAG, /* used while dumping icons, see sk_diag_dump_icons(). */
+};
+
+static inline void unix_state_lock_nested(struct sock *sk,
+				   enum unix_socket_lock_class subclass)
+{
+	spin_lock_nested(&unix_sk(sk)->lock, subclass);
+}
+
 #define peer_wait peer_wq.wait
 
 long unix_inq_len(struct sock *sk);
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 440ab64cc..6fd0191e8 100755
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1126,13 +1126,11 @@ static void unix_state_double_lock(struct sock *sk1, struct sock *sk2)
 		unix_state_lock(sk1);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (sk1 < sk2) {
-		unix_state_lock(sk1);
-		unix_state_lock_nested(sk2);
-	} else {
-		unix_state_lock(sk2);
-		unix_state_lock_nested(sk1);
-	}
+	if (sk1 > sk2)
+		swap(sk1, sk2);
+
+	unix_state_lock(sk1);
+	unix_state_lock_nested(sk2, U_LOCK_SECOND);
 }
 
 static void unix_state_double_unlock(struct sock *sk1, struct sock *sk2)
@@ -1352,7 +1350,7 @@ restart:
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	unix_state_lock_nested(sk);
+	unix_state_lock_nested(sk, U_LOCK_SECOND);
 
 	if (sk->sk_state != st) {
 		unix_state_unlock(sk);
diff --git a/net/unix/diag.c b/net/unix/diag.c
index 951b33fa8..2975e7a06 100755
--- a/net/unix/diag.c
+++ b/net/unix/diag.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static int sk_diag_dump_icons(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *nlskb)
 			 * queue lock. With the other's queue locked it's
 			 * OK to lock the state.
 			 */
-			unix_state_lock_nested(req);
+			unix_state_lock_nested(req, U_LOCK_DIAG);
 			peer = unix_sk(req)->peer;
 			buf[i++] = (peer ? sock_i_ino(peer) : 0);
 			unix_state_unlock(req);