diff --git a/net/core/bpf_sk_storage.c b/net/core/bpf_sk_storage.c
index dc3e8fce8809..ecd659f79fd4 100644
--- a/net/core/bpf_sk_storage.c
+++ b/net/core/bpf_sk_storage.c
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ static int diag_get(struct bpf_local_storage_map *smap,
 				      sdata->data, true);
 	else
 		copy_map_value(&smap->map, nla_data(nla_value), sdata->data);
+	check_and_init_map_value(&smap->map, nla_data(nla_value));
 
 	nla_nest_end(skb, nla_stg);
 	return 0;