diff --git a/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h b/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
index 481fe1c9044c..49dcad4fe99e 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
@@ -270,8 +270,9 @@ struct dst_entry *inet_csk_route_child_sock(const struct sock *sk,
 					    struct sock *newsk,
 					    const struct request_sock *req);
 
-void inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
-			      struct sock *child);
+struct sock *inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add(struct sock *sk,
+				      struct request_sock *req,
+				      struct sock *child);
 void inet_csk_reqsk_queue_hash_add(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
 				   unsigned long timeout);
 struct sock *inet_csk_complete_hashdance(struct sock *sk, struct sock *child,
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index 5684e14932bd..902d606324a0 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -824,26 +824,26 @@ static int dccp_v4_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	if (sk->sk_state == DCCP_NEW_SYN_RECV) {
 		struct request_sock *req = inet_reqsk(sk);
-		struct sock *nsk = NULL;
+		struct sock *nsk;
 
 		sk = req->rsk_listener;
-		if (likely(sk->sk_state == DCCP_LISTEN)) {
-			nsk = dccp_check_req(sk, skb, req);
-		} else {
+		if (unlikely(sk->sk_state != DCCP_LISTEN)) {
 			inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop_and_put(sk, req);
 			goto lookup;
 		}
+		sock_hold(sk);
+		nsk = dccp_check_req(sk, skb, req);
 		if (!nsk) {
 			reqsk_put(req);
-			goto discard_it;
+			goto discard_and_relse;
 		}
 		if (nsk == sk) {
-			sock_hold(sk);
 			reqsk_put(req);
 		} else if (dccp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb)) {
 			dccp_v4_ctl_send_reset(sk, skb);
-			goto discard_it;
+			goto discard_and_relse;
 		} else {
+			sock_put(sk);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 9c6d0508e63a..b8608b71a66d 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -691,26 +691,26 @@ static int dccp_v6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	if (sk->sk_state == DCCP_NEW_SYN_RECV) {
 		struct request_sock *req = inet_reqsk(sk);
-		struct sock *nsk = NULL;
+		struct sock *nsk;
 
 		sk = req->rsk_listener;
-		if (likely(sk->sk_state == DCCP_LISTEN)) {
-			nsk = dccp_check_req(sk, skb, req);
-		} else {
+		if (unlikely(sk->sk_state != DCCP_LISTEN)) {
 			inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop_and_put(sk, req);
 			goto lookup;
 		}
+		sock_hold(sk);
+		nsk = dccp_check_req(sk, skb, req);
 		if (!nsk) {
 			reqsk_put(req);
-			goto discard_it;
+			goto discard_and_relse;
 		}
 		if (nsk == sk) {
-			sock_hold(sk);
 			reqsk_put(req);
 		} else if (dccp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb)) {
 			dccp_v6_ctl_send_reset(sk, skb);
-			goto discard_it;
+			goto discard_and_relse;
 		} else {
+			sock_put(sk);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 46b9c887bede..64148914803a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -789,14 +789,16 @@ static void inet_child_forget(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
 	reqsk_put(req);
 }
 
-void inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
-			      struct sock *child)
+struct sock *inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add(struct sock *sk,
+				      struct request_sock *req,
+				      struct sock *child)
 {
 	struct request_sock_queue *queue = &inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue;
 
 	spin_lock(&queue->rskq_lock);
 	if (unlikely(sk->sk_state != TCP_LISTEN)) {
 		inet_child_forget(sk, req, child);
+		child = NULL;
 	} else {
 		req->sk = child;
 		req->dl_next = NULL;
@@ -808,6 +810,7 @@ void inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
 		sk_acceptq_added(sk);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&queue->rskq_lock);
+	return child;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add);
 
@@ -817,11 +820,8 @@ struct sock *inet_csk_complete_hashdance(struct sock *sk, struct sock *child,
 	if (own_req) {
 		inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(sk, req);
 		reqsk_queue_removed(&inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue, req);
-		inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add(sk, req, child);
-		/* Warning: caller must not call reqsk_put(req);
-		 * child stole last reference on it.
-		 */
-		return child;
+		if (inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add(sk, req, child))
+			return child;
 	}
 	/* Too bad, another child took ownership of the request, undo. */
 	bh_unlock_sock(child);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index c84477949d3a..487ac67059e2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -1597,30 +1597,30 @@ int tcp_v4_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV) {
 		struct request_sock *req = inet_reqsk(sk);
-		struct sock *nsk = NULL;
+		struct sock *nsk;
 
 		sk = req->rsk_listener;
 		if (unlikely(tcp_v4_inbound_md5_hash(sk, skb))) {
 			reqsk_put(req);
 			goto discard_it;
 		}
-		if (likely(sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN)) {
-			nsk = tcp_check_req(sk, skb, req, false);
-		} else {
+		if (unlikely(sk->sk_state != TCP_LISTEN)) {
 			inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop_and_put(sk, req);
 			goto lookup;
 		}
+		sock_hold(sk);
+		nsk = tcp_check_req(sk, skb, req, false);
 		if (!nsk) {
 			reqsk_put(req);
-			goto discard_it;
+			goto discard_and_relse;
 		}
 		if (nsk == sk) {
-			sock_hold(sk);
 			reqsk_put(req);
 		} else if (tcp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb)) {
 			tcp_v4_send_reset(nsk, skb);
-			goto discard_it;
+			goto discard_and_relse;
 		} else {
+			sock_put(sk);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 1a5a70fb8551..5c8c84273028 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV) {
 		struct request_sock *req = inet_reqsk(sk);
-		struct sock *nsk = NULL;
+		struct sock *nsk;
 
 		sk = req->rsk_listener;
 		tcp_v6_fill_cb(skb, hdr, th);
@@ -1395,24 +1395,24 @@ static int tcp_v6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 			reqsk_put(req);
 			goto discard_it;
 		}
-		if (likely(sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN)) {
-			nsk = tcp_check_req(sk, skb, req, false);
-		} else {
+		if (unlikely(sk->sk_state != TCP_LISTEN)) {
 			inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop_and_put(sk, req);
 			goto lookup;
 		}
+		sock_hold(sk);
+		nsk = tcp_check_req(sk, skb, req, false);
 		if (!nsk) {
 			reqsk_put(req);
-			goto discard_it;
+			goto discard_and_relse;
 		}
 		if (nsk == sk) {
-			sock_hold(sk);
 			reqsk_put(req);
 			tcp_v6_restore_cb(skb);
 		} else if (tcp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb)) {
 			tcp_v6_send_reset(nsk, skb);
-			goto discard_it;
+			goto discard_and_relse;
 		} else {
+			sock_put(sk);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}