diff --git a/net/core/sock_map.c b/net/core/sock_map.c
index f36e13e577a35..085cef5857bbf 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_map.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_map.c
@@ -417,14 +417,16 @@ static int sock_map_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key,
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (!sock_map_sk_is_suitable(sk) ||
-	    sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED) {
+	if (!sock_map_sk_is_suitable(sk)) {
 		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	sock_map_sk_acquire(sk);
-	ret = sock_map_update_common(map, idx, sk, flags);
+	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED)
+		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	else
+		ret = sock_map_update_common(map, idx, sk, flags);
 	sock_map_sk_release(sk);
 out:
 	fput(sock->file);
@@ -740,14 +742,16 @@ static int sock_hash_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key,
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (!sock_map_sk_is_suitable(sk) ||
-	    sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED) {
+	if (!sock_map_sk_is_suitable(sk)) {
 		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	sock_map_sk_acquire(sk);
-	ret = sock_hash_update_common(map, key, sk, flags);
+	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED)
+		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	else
+		ret = sock_hash_update_common(map, key, sk, flags);
 	sock_map_sk_release(sk);
 out:
 	fput(sock->file);