diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index df923caa8389ae629f3c285ceeed00dc1c7b6c19..c51e2831f4988806b5b02da84f17d3106e621151 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1781,7 +1781,12 @@ static int unix_dgram_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 			goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(unix_peer(other) != sk && unix_recvq_full(other))) {
+	/* other == sk && unix_peer(other) != sk if
+	 * - unix_peer(sk) == NULL, destination address bound to sk
+	 * - unix_peer(sk) == sk by time of get but disconnected before lock
+	 */
+	if (other != sk &&
+	    unlikely(unix_peer(other) != sk && unix_recvq_full(other))) {
 		if (timeo) {
 			timeo = unix_wait_for_peer(other, timeo);