diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index b8f93c1479ae..53267566808c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ found:
 			goto fail_unlock;
 		}
 
+		sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE);
+
 		sk_add_node_rcu(sk, &hslot->head);
 		hslot->count++;
 		sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, 1);
@@ -335,7 +337,7 @@ found:
 		hslot2->count++;
 		spin_unlock(&hslot2->lock);
 	}
-	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE);
+
 	error = 0;
 fail_unlock:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&hslot->lock);