diff --git a/net/core/skmsg.c b/net/core/skmsg.c
index c479372f2cd2..9d72f71e9b47 100644
--- a/net/core/skmsg.c
+++ b/net/core/skmsg.c
@@ -682,13 +682,43 @@ static struct sk_psock *sk_psock_from_strp(struct strparser *strp)
 	return container_of(parser, struct sk_psock, parser);
 }
 
-static void sk_psock_verdict_apply(struct sk_psock *psock,
-				   struct sk_buff *skb, int verdict)
+static void sk_psock_skb_redirect(struct sk_psock *psock, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct sk_psock *psock_other;
 	struct sock *sk_other;
 	bool ingress;
 
+	sk_other = tcp_skb_bpf_redirect_fetch(skb);
+	if (unlikely(!sk_other)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return;
+	}
+	psock_other = sk_psock(sk_other);
+	if (!psock_other || sock_flag(sk_other, SOCK_DEAD) ||
+	    !sk_psock_test_state(psock_other, SK_PSOCK_TX_ENABLED)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	ingress = tcp_skb_bpf_ingress(skb);
+	if ((!ingress && sock_writeable(sk_other)) ||
+	    (ingress &&
+	     atomic_read(&sk_other->sk_rmem_alloc) <=
+	     sk_other->sk_rcvbuf)) {
+		if (!ingress)
+			skb_set_owner_w(skb, sk_other);
+		skb_queue_tail(&psock_other->ingress_skb, skb);
+		schedule_work(&psock_other->work);
+	} else {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+	}
+}
+
+static void sk_psock_verdict_apply(struct sk_psock *psock,
+				   struct sk_buff *skb, int verdict)
+{
+	struct sock *sk_other;
+
 	switch (verdict) {
 	case __SK_PASS:
 		sk_other = psock->sk;
@@ -707,25 +737,8 @@ static void sk_psock_verdict_apply(struct sk_psock *psock,
 		}
 		goto out_free;
 	case __SK_REDIRECT:
-		sk_other = tcp_skb_bpf_redirect_fetch(skb);
-		if (unlikely(!sk_other))
-			goto out_free;
-		psock_other = sk_psock(sk_other);
-		if (!psock_other || sock_flag(sk_other, SOCK_DEAD) ||
-		    !sk_psock_test_state(psock_other, SK_PSOCK_TX_ENABLED))
-			goto out_free;
-		ingress = tcp_skb_bpf_ingress(skb);
-		if ((!ingress && sock_writeable(sk_other)) ||
-		    (ingress &&
-		     atomic_read(&sk_other->sk_rmem_alloc) <=
-		     sk_other->sk_rcvbuf)) {
-			if (!ingress)
-				skb_set_owner_w(skb, sk_other);
-			skb_queue_tail(&psock_other->ingress_skb, skb);
-			schedule_work(&psock_other->work);
-			break;
-		}
-		/* fall-through */
+		sk_psock_skb_redirect(psock, skb);
+		break;
 	case __SK_DROP:
 		/* fall-through */
 	default: