diff --git a/include/linux/skmsg.h b/include/linux/skmsg.h
index 48f4b645193b..70d6cb94e580 100644
--- a/include/linux/skmsg.h
+++ b/include/linux/skmsg.h
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static inline void sk_psock_report_error(struct sk_psock *psock, int err)
 }
 
 struct sk_psock *sk_psock_init(struct sock *sk, int node);
-void sk_psock_stop(struct sk_psock *psock, bool wait);
+void sk_psock_stop(struct sk_psock *psock);
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BPF_STREAM_PARSER)
 int sk_psock_init_strp(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock);
diff --git a/net/core/skmsg.c b/net/core/skmsg.c
index 1efdc47a999b..e6b9ced3eda8 100644
--- a/net/core/skmsg.c
+++ b/net/core/skmsg.c
@@ -803,16 +803,13 @@ static void sk_psock_link_destroy(struct sk_psock *psock)
 	}
 }
 
-void sk_psock_stop(struct sk_psock *psock, bool wait)
+void sk_psock_stop(struct sk_psock *psock)
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&psock->ingress_lock);
 	sk_psock_clear_state(psock, SK_PSOCK_TX_ENABLED);
 	sk_psock_cork_free(psock);
 	__sk_psock_zap_ingress(psock);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&psock->ingress_lock);
-
-	if (wait)
-		cancel_work_sync(&psock->work);
 }
 
 static void sk_psock_done_strp(struct sk_psock *psock);
@@ -850,7 +847,7 @@ void sk_psock_drop(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock)
 		sk_psock_stop_verdict(sk, psock);
 	write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 
-	sk_psock_stop(psock, false);
+	sk_psock_stop(psock);
 
 	INIT_RCU_WORK(&psock->rwork, sk_psock_destroy);
 	queue_rcu_work(system_wq, &psock->rwork);
diff --git a/net/core/sock_map.c b/net/core/sock_map.c
index a660baedd9e7..81beb16ab1eb 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_map.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_map.c
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ void sock_map_destroy(struct sock *sk)
 	saved_destroy = psock->saved_destroy;
 	sock_map_remove_links(sk, psock);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	sk_psock_stop(psock, false);
+	sk_psock_stop(psock);
 	sk_psock_put(sk, psock);
 	saved_destroy(sk);
 }
@@ -1619,9 +1619,10 @@ void sock_map_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
 	saved_close = psock->saved_close;
 	sock_map_remove_links(sk, psock);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	sk_psock_stop(psock, true);
-	sk_psock_put(sk, psock);
+	sk_psock_stop(psock);
 	release_sock(sk);
+	cancel_work_sync(&psock->work);
+	sk_psock_put(sk, psock);
 	saved_close(sk, timeout);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sock_map_close);