diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
index 598c1b114d2c..a532f749e477 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
@@ -751,12 +751,12 @@ int __inet_hash(struct sock *sk, struct sock *osk)
 		if (err)
 			goto unlock;
 	}
+	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE);
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6) && sk->sk_reuseport &&
 		sk->sk_family == AF_INET6)
 		__sk_nulls_add_node_tail_rcu(sk, &ilb2->nulls_head);
 	else
 		__sk_nulls_add_node_rcu(sk, &ilb2->nulls_head);
-	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE);
 	sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, 1);
 unlock:
 	spin_unlock(&ilb2->lock);