diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 4089c013cb03b12e31ddffbb7ae903542c012ae0..b9c64b40a83af1e151f553ba0e624fae5060ffd0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -916,7 +916,6 @@ static void inet_child_forget(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
 		tcp_sk(child)->fastopen_rsk = NULL;
 	}
 	inet_csk_destroy_sock(child);
-	reqsk_put(req);
 }
 
 struct sock *inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add(struct sock *sk,
@@ -987,6 +986,7 @@ void inet_csk_listen_stop(struct sock *sk)
 		sock_hold(child);
 
 		inet_child_forget(sk, req, child);
+		reqsk_put(req);
 		bh_unlock_sock(child);
 		local_bh_enable();
 		sock_put(child);