diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index a0b68cbda7bc..1a78d64096bb 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -5306,8 +5306,7 @@ __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;
 		}
 	}
@@ -5344,8 +5343,7 @@ 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;
 		}
 	}
@@ -5412,7 +5410,8 @@ 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;
 }