diff --git a/net/core/sock_map.c b/net/core/sock_map.c
index 8291568b707f..ba65c608c228 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_map.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_map.c
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ static void sock_hash_free(struct bpf_map *map)
 			sock_map_unref(elem->sk, elem);
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			release_sock(elem->sk);
+			sock_hash_free_elem(htab, elem);
 		}
 	}