diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
index 5a05327f97c1..ff96466ea6da 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
@@ -262,14 +262,17 @@ static int tcp_bpf_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 	struct sk_psock *psock;
 	int copied, ret;
 
+	if (unlikely(flags & MSG_ERRQUEUE))
+		return inet_recv_error(sk, msg, len, addr_len);
+
 	psock = sk_psock_get(sk);
 	if (unlikely(!psock))
 		return tcp_recvmsg(sk, msg, len, nonblock, flags, addr_len);
-	if (unlikely(flags & MSG_ERRQUEUE))
-		return inet_recv_error(sk, msg, len, addr_len);
 	if (!skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue) &&
-	    sk_psock_queue_empty(psock))
+	    sk_psock_queue_empty(psock)) {
+		sk_psock_put(sk, psock);
 		return tcp_recvmsg(sk, msg, len, nonblock, flags, addr_len);
+	}
 	lock_sock(sk);
 msg_bytes_ready:
 	copied = __tcp_bpf_recvmsg(sk, psock, msg, len, flags);