diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index d348f1d3fb8f..246947fbc958 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -5982,10 +5982,21 @@ __bpf_sk_lookup(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bpf_sock_tuple *tuple, u32 len,
 					   ifindex, proto, netns_id, flags);
 
 	if (sk) {
-		sk = sk_to_full_sk(sk);
-		if (!sk_fullsock(sk)) {
+		struct sock *sk2 = sk_to_full_sk(sk);
+
+		/* sk_to_full_sk() may return (sk)->rsk_listener, so make sure the original sk
+		 * sock refcnt is decremented to prevent a request_sock leak.
+		 */
+		if (!sk_fullsock(sk2))
+			sk2 = NULL;
+		if (sk2 != sk) {
 			sock_gen_put(sk);
-			return NULL;
+			/* Ensure there is no need to bump sk2 refcnt */
+			if (unlikely(sk2 && !sock_flag(sk2, SOCK_RCU_FREE))) {
+				WARN_ONCE(1, "Found non-RCU, unreferenced socket!");
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			sk = sk2;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -6019,10 +6030,21 @@ bpf_sk_lookup(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bpf_sock_tuple *tuple, u32 len,
 					 flags);
 
 	if (sk) {
-		sk = sk_to_full_sk(sk);
-		if (!sk_fullsock(sk)) {
+		struct sock *sk2 = sk_to_full_sk(sk);
+
+		/* sk_to_full_sk() may return (sk)->rsk_listener, so make sure the original sk
+		 * sock refcnt is decremented to prevent a request_sock leak.
+		 */
+		if (!sk_fullsock(sk2))
+			sk2 = NULL;
+		if (sk2 != sk) {
 			sock_gen_put(sk);
-			return NULL;
+			/* Ensure there is no need to bump sk2 refcnt */
+			if (unlikely(sk2 && !sock_flag(sk2, SOCK_RCU_FREE))) {
+				WARN_ONCE(1, "Found non-RCU, unreferenced socket!");
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			sk = sk2;
 		}
 	}