diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 28b3c258188c02baa4a2a3caec1dfd5d8a29c68c..d22d108fc6e3901807951c58b278fba4cc125cca 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -5318,8 +5318,7 @@ __bpf_sk_lookup(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bpf_sock_tuple *tuple, u32 len,
 	if (sk) {
 		sk = sk_to_full_sk(sk);
 		if (!sk_fullsock(sk)) {
-			if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE))
-				sock_gen_put(sk);
+			sock_gen_put(sk);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -5356,8 +5355,7 @@ bpf_sk_lookup(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bpf_sock_tuple *tuple, u32 len,
 	if (sk) {
 		sk = sk_to_full_sk(sk);
 		if (!sk_fullsock(sk)) {
-			if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE))
-				sock_gen_put(sk);
+			sock_gen_put(sk);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -5424,7 +5422,8 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_sk_lookup_udp_proto = {
 
 BPF_CALL_1(bpf_sk_release, struct sock *, sk)
 {
-	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE))
+	/* Only full sockets have sk->sk_flags. */
+	if (!sk_fullsock(sk) || !sock_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE))
 		sock_gen_put(sk);
 	return 0;
 }