diff --git a/net/unix/unix_bpf.c b/net/unix/unix_bpf.c
index d14cd5454a8d..f86ff19e9764 100644
--- a/net/unix/unix_bpf.c
+++ b/net/unix/unix_bpf.c
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ int unix_stream_bpf_update_proto(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock, bool r
 	 */
 	if (!psock->sk_pair) {
 		sk_pair = unix_peer(sk);
+		if (unlikely(!sk_pair))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		sock_hold(sk_pair);
 		psock->sk_pair = sk_pair;
 	}