diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 10615878e3961..714bd87f12d91 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -2291,6 +2291,7 @@ static ssize_t unix_stream_sendpage(struct socket *socket, struct page *page,
 
 	if (false) {
 alloc_skb:
+		spin_unlock(&other->sk_receive_queue.lock);
 		unix_state_unlock(other);
 		mutex_unlock(&unix_sk(other)->iolock);
 		newskb = sock_alloc_send_pskb(sk, 0, 0, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT,
@@ -2330,6 +2331,7 @@ static ssize_t unix_stream_sendpage(struct socket *socket, struct page *page,
 		init_scm = false;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock(&other->sk_receive_queue.lock);
 	skb = skb_peek_tail(&other->sk_receive_queue);
 	if (tail && tail == skb) {
 		skb = newskb;
@@ -2360,14 +2362,11 @@ static ssize_t unix_stream_sendpage(struct socket *socket, struct page *page,
 	refcount_add(size, &sk->sk_wmem_alloc);
 
 	if (newskb) {
-		err = unix_scm_to_skb(&scm, skb, false);
-		if (err)
-			goto err_state_unlock;
-		spin_lock(&other->sk_receive_queue.lock);
+		unix_scm_to_skb(&scm, skb, false);
 		__skb_queue_tail(&other->sk_receive_queue, newskb);
-		spin_unlock(&other->sk_receive_queue.lock);
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock(&other->sk_receive_queue.lock);
 	unix_state_unlock(other);
 	mutex_unlock(&unix_sk(other)->iolock);