diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 432800b39ddb..d1a0264401b7 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ 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);