diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index 67a3d70f7ac4..d048d46779fc 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -1177,6 +1177,7 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
 	if (len > INT_MAX - sizeof(struct udphdr))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
+	getfrag  =  is_udplite ?  udplite_getfrag : ip_generic_getfrag;
 	if (up->pending) {
 		/*
 		 * There are pending frames.
@@ -1307,6 +1308,20 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
 		goto do_confirm;
 back_from_confirm:
 
+	/* Lockless fast path for the non-corking case */
+	if (!corkreq) {
+		struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+		skb = ip6_make_skb(sk, getfrag, msg, ulen,
+				   sizeof(struct udphdr), hlimit, tclass, opt,
+				   &fl6, (struct rt6_info *)dst,
+				   msg->msg_flags, dontfrag);
+		err = PTR_ERR(skb);
+		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(skb))
+			err = udp_v6_send_skb(skb, &fl6);
+		goto release_dst;
+	}
+
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	if (unlikely(up->pending)) {
 		/* The socket is already corked while preparing it. */
@@ -1324,7 +1339,6 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
 	if (dontfrag < 0)
 		dontfrag = np->dontfrag;
 	up->len += ulen;
-	getfrag  =  is_udplite ?  udplite_getfrag : ip_generic_getfrag;
 	err = ip6_append_data(sk, getfrag, msg, ulen,
 		sizeof(struct udphdr), hlimit, tclass, opt, &fl6,
 		(struct rt6_info *)dst,
@@ -1336,6 +1350,11 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
 	else if (unlikely(skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_write_queue)))
 		up->pending = 0;
 
+	if (err > 0)
+		err = np->recverr ? net_xmit_errno(err) : 0;
+	release_sock(sk);
+
+release_dst:
 	if (dst) {
 		if (connected) {
 			ip6_dst_store(sk, dst,
@@ -1352,9 +1371,6 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct sock *sk,
 		dst = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (err > 0)
-		err = np->recverr ? net_xmit_errno(err) : 0;
-	release_sock(sk);
 out:
 	dst_release(dst);
 	fl6_sock_release(flowlabel);