diff --git a/net/unix/garbage.c b/net/unix/garbage.c
index 2a27b84..6d4a9a8 100644
--- a/net/unix/garbage.c
+++ b/net/unix/garbage.c
@@ -186,8 +186,17 @@
 				 */
 				struct sock *sk = unix_get_socket(*fp++);
 				if (sk) {
-					hit = true;
-					func(unix_sk(sk));
+					struct unix_sock *u = unix_sk(sk);
+
+					/*
+					 * Ignore non-candidates, they could
+					 * have been added to the queues after
+					 * starting the garbage collection
+					 */
+					if (u->gc_candidate) {
+						hit = true;
+						func(u);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			if (hit && hitlist != NULL) {
@@ -249,11 +258,11 @@
 {
 	atomic_long_inc(&u->inflight);
 	/*
-	 * If this is still a candidate, move it to the end of the
-	 * list, so that it's checked even if it was already passed
-	 * over
+	 * If this still might be part of a cycle, move it to the end
+	 * of the list, so that it's checked even if it was already
+	 * passed over
 	 */
-	if (u->gc_candidate)
+	if (u->gc_maybe_cycle)
 		list_move_tail(&u->link, &gc_candidates);
 }
 
@@ -267,6 +276,7 @@
 	struct unix_sock *next;
 	struct sk_buff_head hitlist;
 	struct list_head cursor;
+	LIST_HEAD(not_cycle_list);
 
 	spin_lock(&unix_gc_lock);
 
@@ -282,10 +292,14 @@
 	 *
 	 * Holding unix_gc_lock will protect these candidates from
 	 * being detached, and hence from gaining an external
-	 * reference.  This also means, that since there are no
-	 * possible receivers, the receive queues of these sockets are
-	 * static during the GC, even though the dequeue is done
-	 * before the detach without atomicity guarantees.
+	 * reference.  Since there are no possible receivers, all
+	 * buffers currently on the candidates' queues stay there
+	 * during the garbage collection.
+	 *
+	 * We also know that no new candidate can be added onto the
+	 * receive queues.  Other, non candidate sockets _can_ be
+	 * added to queue, so we must make sure only to touch
+	 * candidates.
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(u, next, &gc_inflight_list, link) {
 		long total_refs;
@@ -299,6 +313,7 @@
 		if (total_refs == inflight_refs) {
 			list_move_tail(&u->link, &gc_candidates);
 			u->gc_candidate = 1;
+			u->gc_maybe_cycle = 1;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -325,14 +340,24 @@
 		list_move(&cursor, &u->link);
 
 		if (atomic_long_read(&u->inflight) > 0) {
-			list_move_tail(&u->link, &gc_inflight_list);
-			u->gc_candidate = 0;
+			list_move_tail(&u->link, &not_cycle_list);
+			u->gc_maybe_cycle = 0;
 			scan_children(&u->sk, inc_inflight_move_tail, NULL);
 		}
 	}
 	list_del(&cursor);
 
 	/*
+	 * not_cycle_list contains those sockets which do not make up a
+	 * cycle.  Restore these to the inflight list.
+	 */
+	while (!list_empty(&not_cycle_list)) {
+		u = list_entry(not_cycle_list.next, struct unix_sock, link);
+		u->gc_candidate = 0;
+		list_move_tail(&u->link, &gc_inflight_list);
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * Now gc_candidates contains only garbage.  Restore original
 	 * inflight counters for these as well, and remove the skbuffs
 	 * which are creating the cycle(s).