diff --git a/include/net/request_sock.h b/include/net/request_sock.h
index 26c630c40abb..8839133d6f6b 100644
--- a/include/net/request_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/request_sock.h
@@ -101,10 +101,21 @@ static inline struct sock *skb_steal_sock(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	*prefetched = skb_sk_is_prefetched(skb);
-	if (*prefetched)
+	if (*prefetched) {
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES)
+		if (sk->sk_state == TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV && inet_reqsk(sk)->syncookie) {
+			struct request_sock *req = inet_reqsk(sk);
+
+			*refcounted = false;
+			sk = req->rsk_listener;
+			req->rsk_listener = NULL;
+			return sk;
+		}
+#endif
 		*refcounted = sk_is_refcounted(sk);
-	else
+	} else {
 		*refcounted = true;
+	}
 
 	skb->destructor = NULL;
 	skb->sk = NULL;