diff --git a/net/core/skmsg.c b/net/core/skmsg.c
index 3866d7e20c07..ded2d5227678 100644
--- a/net/core/skmsg.c
+++ b/net/core/skmsg.c
@@ -594,8 +594,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sk_psock_destroy);
 
 void sk_psock_drop(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock)
 {
-	sock_owned_by_me(sk);
-
 	sk_psock_cork_free(psock);
 	sk_psock_zap_ingress(psock);