diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
index a30475afb6f8..2e234d155b5e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_bpf.c
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ static int tcp_bpf_send_verdict(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock,
 	case __SK_REDIRECT:
 		redir_ingress = psock->redir_ingress;
 		sk_redir = psock->sk_redir;
+		sock_hold(sk_redir);
 		sk_msg_apply_bytes(psock, tosend);
 		if (!psock->apply_bytes) {
 			/* Clean up before releasing the sock lock. */
@@ -489,6 +490,7 @@ static int tcp_bpf_send_verdict(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock,
 
 		if (eval == __SK_REDIRECT)
 			sock_put(sk_redir);
+		sock_put(sk_redir);
 
 		lock_sock(sk);
 		sk_mem_uncharge(sk, sent);