diff --git a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
index be88bf586ff9..38f331da6677 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ struct sock *cookie_v4_check(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct rtable *rt;
 	__u8 rcv_wscale;
 	int full_space;
+	SKB_DR(reason);
 
 	if (!READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_syncookies) ||
 	    !th->ack || th->rst)
@@ -477,10 +478,13 @@ struct sock *cookie_v4_check(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 */
 	if (ret)
 		inet_sk(ret)->cork.fl.u.ip4 = fl4;
+	else
+		goto out_drop;
 out:
 	return ret;
 out_free:
 	reqsk_free(req);
 out_drop:
+	kfree_skb_reason(skb, reason);
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 0c50c5a32b84..0a944e109088 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ int tcp_v4_do_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		struct sock *nsk = tcp_v4_cookie_check(sk, skb);
 
 		if (!nsk)
-			goto discard;
+			return 0;
 		if (nsk != sk) {
 			if (tcp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb)) {
 				rsk = nsk;