diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 76f1d99640e2..fdcc504d2dec 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -5343,8 +5343,14 @@ __bpf_sk_lookup(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bpf_sock_tuple *tuple, u32 len,
 	struct sock *sk = __bpf_skc_lookup(skb, tuple, len, caller_net,
 					   ifindex, proto, netns_id, flags);
 
-	if (sk)
+	if (sk) {
 		sk = sk_to_full_sk(sk);
+		if (!sk_fullsock(sk)) {
+			if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE))
+				sock_gen_put(sk);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return sk;
 }
@@ -5375,8 +5381,14 @@ bpf_sk_lookup(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bpf_sock_tuple *tuple, u32 len,
 	struct sock *sk = bpf_skc_lookup(skb, tuple, len, proto, netns_id,
 					 flags);
 
-	if (sk)
+	if (sk) {
 		sk = sk_to_full_sk(sk);
+		if (!sk_fullsock(sk)) {
+			if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE))
+				sock_gen_put(sk);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return sk;
 }