diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 88abc72df2a6..ab64ae80ca2c 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ static struct socket *sockfd_lookup_light(int fd, int *err, int *fput_needed)
 	if (f.file) {
 		sock = sock_from_file(f.file, err);
 		if (likely(sock)) {
-			*fput_needed = f.flags;
+			*fput_needed = f.flags & FDPUT_FPUT;
 			return sock;
 		}
 		fdput(f);