diff --git a/include/net/sock_reuseport.h b/include/net/sock_reuseport.h
index 505f1e18e9bf..3eac185ae2e8 100644
--- a/include/net/sock_reuseport.h
+++ b/include/net/sock_reuseport.h
@@ -38,21 +38,20 @@ extern struct sock *reuseport_select_sock(struct sock *sk,
 extern int reuseport_attach_prog(struct sock *sk, struct bpf_prog *prog);
 extern int reuseport_detach_prog(struct sock *sk);
 
-static inline bool reuseport_has_conns(struct sock *sk, bool set)
+static inline bool reuseport_has_conns(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct sock_reuseport *reuse;
 	bool ret = false;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	reuse = rcu_dereference(sk->sk_reuseport_cb);
-	if (reuse) {
-		if (set)
-			reuse->has_conns = 1;
-		ret = reuse->has_conns;
-	}
+	if (reuse && reuse->has_conns)
+		ret = true;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void reuseport_has_conns_set(struct sock *sk);
+
 #endif  /* _SOCK_REUSEPORT_H */
diff --git a/net/core/sock_reuseport.c b/net/core/sock_reuseport.c
index b065f0a103ed..49f9c2c4ffd5 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_reuseport.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_reuseport.c
@@ -18,6 +18,22 @@ DEFINE_SPINLOCK(reuseport_lock);
 
 static DEFINE_IDA(reuseport_ida);
 
+void reuseport_has_conns_set(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct sock_reuseport *reuse;
+
+	if (!rcu_access_pointer(sk->sk_reuseport_cb))
+		return;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&reuseport_lock);
+	reuse = rcu_dereference_protected(sk->sk_reuseport_cb,
+					  lockdep_is_held(&reuseport_lock));
+	if (likely(reuse))
+		reuse->has_conns = 1;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&reuseport_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(reuseport_has_conns_set);
+
 static struct sock_reuseport *__reuseport_alloc(unsigned int max_socks)
 {
 	unsigned int size = sizeof(struct sock_reuseport) +
diff --git a/net/ipv4/datagram.c b/net/ipv4/datagram.c
index 4a8550c49202..112c6e892d30 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/datagram.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int __ip4_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len
 	}
 	inet->inet_daddr = fl4->daddr;
 	inet->inet_dport = usin->sin_port;
-	reuseport_has_conns(sk, true);
+	reuseport_has_conns_set(sk);
 	sk->sk_state = TCP_ESTABLISHED;
 	sk_set_txhash(sk);
 	inet->inet_id = prandom_u32();
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index 4446aa8237ff..b093daaa3deb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static struct sock *udp4_lib_lookup2(struct net *net,
 			result = lookup_reuseport(net, sk, skb,
 						  saddr, sport, daddr, hnum);
 			/* Fall back to scoring if group has connections */
-			if (result && !reuseport_has_conns(sk, false))
+			if (result && !reuseport_has_conns(sk))
 				return result;
 
 			result = result ? : sk;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/datagram.c b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
index 206f66310a88..f4559e5bc84b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ int __ip6_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	reuseport_has_conns(sk, true);
+	reuseport_has_conns_set(sk);
 	sk->sk_state = TCP_ESTABLISHED;
 	sk_set_txhash(sk);
 out:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index 9b504bf49214..514e6a55959f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static struct sock *udp6_lib_lookup2(struct net *net,
 			result = lookup_reuseport(net, sk, skb,
 						  saddr, sport, daddr, hnum);
 			/* Fall back to scoring if group has connections */
-			if (result && !reuseport_has_conns(sk, false))
+			if (result && !reuseport_has_conns(sk))
 				return result;
 
 			result = result ? : sk;