diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 9a8d98639b20..d213b86a4822 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ void tcp_update_metrics(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_init_metrics(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_metrics_init(void);
 bool tcp_peer_is_proven(struct request_sock *req, struct dst_entry *dst);
+void __tcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout);
 void tcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout);
 void tcp_init_sock(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_init_transfer(struct sock *sk, int bpf_op, struct sk_buff *skb);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 6a0560a735ce..3666fa307d0f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -2510,13 +2510,12 @@ bool tcp_check_oom(struct sock *sk, int shift)
 	return too_many_orphans || out_of_socket_memory;
 }
 
-void tcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
+void __tcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int data_was_unread = 0;
 	int state;
 
-	lock_sock(sk);
 	sk->sk_shutdown = SHUTDOWN_MASK;
 
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN) {
@@ -2680,6 +2679,12 @@ adjudge_to_death:
 out:
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 	local_bh_enable();
+}
+
+void tcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
+{
+	lock_sock(sk);
+	__tcp_close(sk, timeout);
 	release_sock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 }