diff --git a/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c b/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
index bd4a6d9c6709..48c33417d13c 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
@@ -620,11 +620,6 @@ static void sock_map_free(struct bpf_map *map)
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	if (stab->bpf_verdict)
-		bpf_prog_put(stab->bpf_verdict);
-	if (stab->bpf_parse)
-		bpf_prog_put(stab->bpf_parse);
-
 	sock_map_remove_complete(stab);
 }
 
@@ -900,6 +895,19 @@ static int sock_map_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static void sock_map_release(struct bpf_map *map, struct file *map_file)
+{
+	struct bpf_stab *stab = container_of(map, struct bpf_stab, map);
+	struct bpf_prog *orig;
+
+	orig = xchg(&stab->bpf_parse, NULL);
+	if (orig)
+		bpf_prog_put(orig);
+	orig = xchg(&stab->bpf_verdict, NULL);
+	if (orig)
+		bpf_prog_put(orig);
+}
+
 const struct bpf_map_ops sock_map_ops = {
 	.map_alloc = sock_map_alloc,
 	.map_free = sock_map_free,
@@ -907,6 +915,7 @@ const struct bpf_map_ops sock_map_ops = {
 	.map_get_next_key = sock_map_get_next_key,
 	.map_update_elem = sock_map_update_elem,
 	.map_delete_elem = sock_map_delete_elem,
+	.map_release = sock_map_release,
 };
 
 BPF_CALL_4(bpf_sock_map_update, struct bpf_sock_ops_kern *, bpf_sock,