diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index ce889306752b2b51d256efac6c6ece70d5f6803a..46b703ce899c0498eea22fe40a19fb6f3bd2bc99 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -376,32 +376,30 @@ static int inet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 		inet->inet_sport = htons(inet->inet_num);
 		/* Add to protocol hash chains. */
 		err = sk->sk_prot->hash(sk);
-		if (err) {
-			sk_common_release(sk);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (err)
+			goto out_sk_release;
 	}
 
 	if (sk->sk_prot->init) {
 		err = sk->sk_prot->init(sk);
-		if (err) {
-			sk_common_release(sk);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (err)
+			goto out_sk_release;
 	}
 
 	if (!kern) {
 		err = BPF_CGROUP_RUN_PROG_INET_SOCK(sk);
-		if (err) {
-			sk_common_release(sk);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (err)
+			goto out_sk_release;
 	}
 out:
 	return err;
 out_rcu_unlock:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	goto out;
+out_sk_release:
+	sk_common_release(sk);
+	sock->sk = NULL;
+	goto out;
 }