diff --git a/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h b/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
index 10a625760de9..3c8c59471bc1 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static inline int inet_csk_reqsk_queue_is_full(const struct sock *sk)
 	return inet_csk_reqsk_queue_len(sk) >= sk->sk_max_ack_backlog;
 }
 
-void inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req);
+bool inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req);
 void inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop_and_put(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req);
 
 static inline void inet_csk_prepare_for_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 6bd7ca09af03..fd472eae4f5c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -705,12 +705,15 @@ static bool reqsk_queue_unlink(struct request_sock *req)
 	return found;
 }
 
-void inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req)
+bool inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req)
 {
-	if (reqsk_queue_unlink(req)) {
+	bool unlinked = reqsk_queue_unlink(req);
+
+	if (unlinked) {
 		reqsk_queue_removed(&inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue, req);
 		reqsk_put(req);
 	}
+	return unlinked;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index 0055ae0a3bf8..7513ba45553d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -804,8 +804,11 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		tcp_reset(sk, skb);
 	}
 	if (!fastopen) {
-		inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(sk, req);
-		__NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_EMBRYONICRSTS);
+		bool unlinked = inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(sk, req);
+
+		if (unlinked)
+			__NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_EMBRYONICRSTS);
+		*req_stolen = !unlinked;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }