diff --git a/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h b/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
index fc9d6e37552d32f633181fbb22801edcfb3710dd..da8a582ab032eb429f4b735a1bfc6b80140209f0 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static inline int inet_csk_reqsk_queue_is_full(const struct sock *sk)
 	return inet_csk_reqsk_queue_len(sk) >= sk->sk_max_ack_backlog;
 }
 
-void inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req);
+bool inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req);
 void inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop_and_put(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req);
 
 void inet_csk_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 6da30fd1dbef39ff1c13fd1298b6cca16a92d31d..56465911bcdd52e4d9d00ec8989164fb4a99130a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -705,12 +705,15 @@ static bool reqsk_queue_unlink(struct request_sock_queue *queue,
 	return found;
 }
 
-void inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req)
+bool inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req)
 {
-	if (reqsk_queue_unlink(&inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue, req)) {
+	bool unlinked = reqsk_queue_unlink(&inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue, req);
+
+	if (unlinked) {
 		reqsk_queue_removed(&inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue, req);
 		reqsk_put(req);
 	}
+	return unlinked;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index 9436fb9b6a3d384b265b080fc41246987fbb0ea4..a20b393b45016894a4fd064889883eb31590a495 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -815,8 +815,11 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		tcp_reset(sk);
 	}
 	if (!fastopen) {
-		inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(sk, req);
-		__NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_EMBRYONICRSTS);
+		bool unlinked = inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(sk, req);
+
+		if (unlinked)
+			__NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_EMBRYONICRSTS);
+		*req_stolen = !unlinked;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }