diff --git a/net/tls/tls_sw.c b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
index 3f271e29812f..95e774f1b91f 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_sw.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
@@ -1990,6 +1990,7 @@ int tls_sw_recvmsg(struct sock *sk,
 
 end:
 	release_sock(sk);
+	sk_defer_free_flush(sk);
 	if (psock)
 		sk_psock_put(sk, psock);
 	return copied ? : err;