diff --git a/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c b/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
index f7e5e6cf124aa31e6074f805318242756ca91fe9..39de541fbcdcf96bd74432a1c0a8b3f56c4a40f6 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ static void smap_do_verdict(struct smap_psock *psock, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/* Fall through and free skb otherwise */
 	case SK_DROP:
 	default:
-		preempt_enable();
+		if (rc != SK_REDIRECT)
+			preempt_enable();
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 }