diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index 78f028bdad30..ab6618036afe 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -1130,7 +1130,8 @@ alloc_new_skb:
 error_efault:
 	err = -EFAULT;
 error:
-	sock_zerocopy_put_abort(uarg, extra_uref);
+	if (uarg)
+		sock_zerocopy_put_abort(uarg, extra_uref);
 	cork->length -= length;
 	IP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), IPSTATS_MIB_OUTDISCARDS);
 	refcount_add(wmem_alloc_delta, &sk->sk_wmem_alloc);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 6592a39e5ec1..be25b34dc5c2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -1575,7 +1575,8 @@ alloc_new_skb:
 error_efault:
 	err = -EFAULT;
 error:
-	sock_zerocopy_put_abort(uarg, extra_uref);
+	if (uarg)
+		sock_zerocopy_put_abort(uarg, extra_uref);
 	cork->length -= length;
 	IP6_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), rt->rt6i_idev, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTDISCARDS);
 	refcount_add(wmem_alloc_delta, &sk->sk_wmem_alloc);