diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 419ce7c61bd6b..9fd7c88b5db4e 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -7259,6 +7259,8 @@ BPF_CALL_3(bpf_sk_assign, struct sk_buff *, skb, struct sock *, sk, u64, flags)
 		return -ENETUNREACH;
 	if (unlikely(sk_fullsock(sk) && sk->sk_reuseport))
 		return -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;
+	if (sk_unhashed(sk))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	if (sk_is_refcounted(sk) &&
 	    unlikely(!refcount_inc_not_zero(&sk->sk_refcnt)))
 		return -ENOENT;