diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 8741988e688015..c26eab962ec758 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1587,11 +1587,11 @@ static inline void sock_put(struct sock *sk)
 void sock_gen_put(struct sock *sk);
 
 int __sk_receive_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, const int nested,
-		     unsigned int trim_cap);
+		     unsigned int trim_cap, bool refcounted);
 static inline int sk_receive_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				 const int nested)
 {
-	return __sk_receive_skb(sk, skb, nested, 1);
+	return __sk_receive_skb(sk, skb, nested, 1, true);
 }
 
 static inline void sk_tx_queue_set(struct sock *sk, int tx_queue)
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 6b8d2246bbe972..10acaccca5c8c3 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ int sock_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_queue_rcv_skb);
 
 int __sk_receive_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		     const int nested, unsigned int trim_cap)
+		     const int nested, unsigned int trim_cap, bool refcounted)
 {
 	int rc = NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 
@@ -487,7 +487,8 @@ int __sk_receive_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 out:
-	sock_put(sk);
+	if (refcounted)
+		sock_put(sk);
 	return rc;
 discard_and_relse:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index 345a3aeb8c7e36..dff7cfab1da4fe 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ static int dccp_v4_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		goto discard_and_relse;
 	nf_reset(skb);
 
-	return __sk_receive_skb(sk, skb, 1, dh->dccph_doff * 4);
+	return __sk_receive_skb(sk, skb, 1, dh->dccph_doff * 4, refcounted);
 
 no_dccp_socket:
 	if (!xfrm4_policy_check(NULL, XFRM_POLICY_IN, skb))
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 3828f94b234c11..09c4e19aa285ff 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -738,7 +738,8 @@ static int dccp_v6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (!xfrm6_policy_check(sk, XFRM_POLICY_IN, skb))
 		goto discard_and_relse;
 
-	return __sk_receive_skb(sk, skb, 1, dh->dccph_doff * 4) ? -1 : 0;
+	return __sk_receive_skb(sk, skb, 1, dh->dccph_doff * 4,
+				refcounted) ? -1 : 0;
 
 no_dccp_socket:
 	if (!xfrm6_policy_check(NULL, XFRM_POLICY_IN, skb))