diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 8487f58da36d2..62e3811e95a78 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -2225,13 +2225,15 @@ static inline void skb_set_owner_r(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk)
 	sk_mem_charge(sk, skb->truesize);
 }
 
-static inline void skb_set_owner_sk_safe(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk)
+static inline __must_check bool skb_set_owner_sk_safe(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk)
 {
 	if (sk && refcount_inc_not_zero(&sk->sk_refcnt)) {
 		skb_orphan(skb);
 		skb->destructor = sock_efree;
 		skb->sk = sk;
+		return true;
 	}
+	return false;
 }
 
 void sk_reset_timer(struct sock *sk, struct timer_list *timer,
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 5ec90f99e1028..9c7b143e7a964 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -2132,10 +2132,10 @@ void skb_orphan_partial(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (skb_is_tcp_pure_ack(skb))
 		return;
 
-	if (can_skb_orphan_partial(skb))
-		skb_set_owner_sk_safe(skb, skb->sk);
-	else
-		skb_orphan(skb);
+	if (can_skb_orphan_partial(skb) && skb_set_owner_sk_safe(skb, skb->sk))
+		return;
+
+	skb_orphan(skb);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(skb_orphan_partial);