diff --git a/include/net/af_unix.h b/include/net/af_unix.h
index 7311b77edfc7..872ff2a50372 100644
--- a/include/net/af_unix.h
+++ b/include/net/af_unix.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ struct unix_skb_parms {
 
 struct scm_stat {
 	atomic_t nr_fds;
+	unsigned long nr_unix_fds;
 };
 
 #define UNIXCB(skb)	(*(struct unix_skb_parms *)&((skb)->cb))
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 142d210b5b03..ed16d5f66df8 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1719,12 +1719,12 @@ static int unix_accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *newsock, int flags,
 	}
 
 	tsk = skb->sk;
-	unix_update_edges(unix_sk(tsk));
 	skb_free_datagram(sk, skb);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&unix_sk(sk)->peer_wait);
 
 	/* attach accepted sock to socket */
 	unix_state_lock(tsk);
+	unix_update_edges(unix_sk(tsk));
 	newsock->state = SS_CONNECTED;
 	unix_sock_inherit_flags(sock, newsock);
 	sock_graft(tsk, newsock);
diff --git a/net/unix/garbage.c b/net/unix/garbage.c
index 12a4ec27e0d4..95240a59808f 100644
--- a/net/unix/garbage.c
+++ b/net/unix/garbage.c
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ void unix_add_edges(struct scm_fp_list *fpl, struct unix_sock *receiver)
 		unix_add_edge(fpl, edge);
 	} while (i < fpl->count_unix);
 
+	receiver->scm_stat.nr_unix_fds += fpl->count_unix;
 	WRITE_ONCE(unix_tot_inflight, unix_tot_inflight + fpl->count_unix);
 out:
 	WRITE_ONCE(fpl->user->unix_inflight, fpl->user->unix_inflight + fpl->count);
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ void unix_add_edges(struct scm_fp_list *fpl, struct unix_sock *receiver)
 
 void unix_del_edges(struct scm_fp_list *fpl)
 {
+	struct unix_sock *receiver;
 	int i = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&unix_gc_lock);
@@ -235,6 +237,8 @@ void unix_del_edges(struct scm_fp_list *fpl)
 		unix_del_edge(fpl, edge);
 	} while (i < fpl->count_unix);
 
+	receiver = fpl->edges[0].successor;
+	receiver->scm_stat.nr_unix_fds -= fpl->count_unix;
 	WRITE_ONCE(unix_tot_inflight, unix_tot_inflight - fpl->count_unix);
 out:
 	WRITE_ONCE(fpl->user->unix_inflight, fpl->user->unix_inflight - fpl->count);
@@ -246,10 +250,18 @@ void unix_del_edges(struct scm_fp_list *fpl)
 
 void unix_update_edges(struct unix_sock *receiver)
 {
-	spin_lock(&unix_gc_lock);
-	unix_update_graph(unix_sk(receiver->listener)->vertex);
-	receiver->listener = NULL;
-	spin_unlock(&unix_gc_lock);
+	/* nr_unix_fds is only updated under unix_state_lock().
+	 * If it's 0 here, the embryo socket is not part of the
+	 * inflight graph, and GC will not see it, so no lock needed.
+	 */
+	if (!receiver->scm_stat.nr_unix_fds) {
+		receiver->listener = NULL;
+	} else {
+		spin_lock(&unix_gc_lock);
+		unix_update_graph(unix_sk(receiver->listener)->vertex);
+		receiver->listener = NULL;
+		spin_unlock(&unix_gc_lock);
+	}
 }
 
 int unix_prepare_fpl(struct scm_fp_list *fpl)