diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 7d1c2fc4476a..f07fafd873bc 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -2679,7 +2679,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *manage_oob(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
 				}
 			} else if (!(flags & MSG_PEEK)) {
 				skb_unlink(skb, &sk->sk_receive_queue);
-				consume_skb(skb);
+				WRITE_ONCE(u->oob_skb, NULL);
+				if (!WARN_ON_ONCE(skb_unref(skb)))
+					kfree_skb(skb);
 				skb = skb_peek(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 			}
 		}