diff --git a/net/core/skmsg.c b/net/core/skmsg.c
index ef1a2eb6520bf..a746dbc2f8877 100644
--- a/net/core/skmsg.c
+++ b/net/core/skmsg.c
@@ -612,12 +612,18 @@ static int sk_psock_skb_ingress_self(struct sk_psock *psock, struct sk_buff *skb
 static int sk_psock_handle_skb(struct sk_psock *psock, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       u32 off, u32 len, bool ingress)
 {
+	int err = 0;
+
 	if (!ingress) {
 		if (!sock_writeable(psock->sk))
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		return skb_send_sock(psock->sk, skb, off, len);
 	}
-	return sk_psock_skb_ingress(psock, skb, off, len);
+	skb_get(skb);
+	err = sk_psock_skb_ingress(psock, skb, off, len);
+	if (err < 0)
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void sk_psock_skb_state(struct sk_psock *psock,
@@ -685,9 +691,7 @@ static void sk_psock_backlog(struct work_struct *work)
 		} while (len);
 
 		skb = skb_dequeue(&psock->ingress_skb);
-		if (!ingress) {
-			kfree_skb(skb);
-		}
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 end:
 	mutex_unlock(&psock->work_mutex);