diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index eb3ba3448ed3..80846279de9f 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static void unix_release_sock(struct sock *sk, int embrion)
 			unix_state_lock(skpair);
 			/* No more writes */
 			WRITE_ONCE(skpair->sk_shutdown, SHUTDOWN_MASK);
-			if (!skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue) || embrion)
+			if (!skb_queue_empty_lockless(&sk->sk_receive_queue) || embrion)
 				WRITE_ONCE(skpair->sk_err, ECONNRESET);
 			unix_state_unlock(skpair);
 			skpair->sk_state_change(skpair);