diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
index 443b0cfb45e8..5098d9e3b55a 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
@@ -743,26 +743,30 @@ static struct xsk_ctx *xsk_get_ctx(struct xsk_umem *umem, int ifindex,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void xsk_put_ctx(struct xsk_ctx *ctx)
+static void xsk_put_ctx(struct xsk_ctx *ctx, bool unmap)
 {
 	struct xsk_umem *umem = ctx->umem;
 	struct xdp_mmap_offsets off;
 	int err;
 
-	if (--ctx->refcount == 0) {
-		err = xsk_get_mmap_offsets(umem->fd, &off);
-		if (!err) {
-			munmap(ctx->fill->ring - off.fr.desc,
-			       off.fr.desc + umem->config.fill_size *
-			       sizeof(__u64));
-			munmap(ctx->comp->ring - off.cr.desc,
-			       off.cr.desc + umem->config.comp_size *
-			       sizeof(__u64));
-		}
+	if (--ctx->refcount)
+		return;
 
-		list_del(&ctx->list);
-		free(ctx);
-	}
+	if (!unmap)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	err = xsk_get_mmap_offsets(umem->fd, &off);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	munmap(ctx->fill->ring - off.fr.desc, off.fr.desc + umem->config.fill_size *
+	       sizeof(__u64));
+	munmap(ctx->comp->ring - off.cr.desc, off.cr.desc + umem->config.comp_size *
+	       sizeof(__u64));
+
+out_free:
+	list_del(&ctx->list);
+	free(ctx);
 }
 
 static struct xsk_ctx *xsk_create_ctx(struct xsk_socket *xsk,
@@ -797,8 +801,6 @@ static struct xsk_ctx *xsk_create_ctx(struct xsk_socket *xsk,
 	memcpy(ctx->ifname, ifname, IFNAMSIZ - 1);
 	ctx->ifname[IFNAMSIZ - 1] = '\0';
 
-	umem->fill_save = NULL;
-	umem->comp_save = NULL;
 	ctx->fill = fill;
 	ctx->comp = comp;
 	list_add(&ctx->list, &umem->ctx_list);
@@ -854,6 +856,7 @@ int xsk_socket__create_shared(struct xsk_socket **xsk_ptr,
 	struct xsk_socket *xsk;
 	struct xsk_ctx *ctx;
 	int err, ifindex;
+	bool unmap = umem->fill_save != fill;
 
 	if (!umem || !xsk_ptr || !(rx || tx))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -994,6 +997,8 @@ int xsk_socket__create_shared(struct xsk_socket **xsk_ptr,
 	}
 
 	*xsk_ptr = xsk;
+	umem->fill_save = NULL;
+	umem->comp_save = NULL;
 	return 0;
 
 out_mmap_tx:
@@ -1005,7 +1010,7 @@ int xsk_socket__create_shared(struct xsk_socket **xsk_ptr,
 		munmap(rx_map, off.rx.desc +
 		       xsk->config.rx_size * sizeof(struct xdp_desc));
 out_put_ctx:
-	xsk_put_ctx(ctx);
+	xsk_put_ctx(ctx, unmap);
 out_socket:
 	if (--umem->refcount)
 		close(xsk->fd);
@@ -1071,7 +1076,7 @@ void xsk_socket__delete(struct xsk_socket *xsk)
 		}
 	}
 
-	xsk_put_ctx(ctx);
+	xsk_put_ctx(ctx, true);
 
 	umem->refcount--;
 	/* Do not close an fd that also has an associated umem connected