diff --git a/net/handshake/request.c b/net/handshake/request.c
index 0ac126b0add6..5df102534a59 100644
--- a/net/handshake/request.c
+++ b/net/handshake/request.c
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ int handshake_req_submit(struct socket *sock, struct handshake_req *req,
 out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock(&hn->hn_lock);
 out_err:
+	/* Restore original destructor so socket teardown still runs on failure */
+	req->hr_sk->sk_destruct = req->hr_odestruct;
 	trace_handshake_submit_err(net, req, req->hr_sk, ret);
 	handshake_req_destroy(req);
 	return ret;