diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index b8887cdd66c5..7f413f509d7d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -3078,24 +3078,24 @@ static unsigned int bpf_iter_tcp_established_batch(struct seq_file *seq,
 {
 	struct bpf_tcp_iter_state *iter = seq->private;
 	struct hlist_nulls_node *node;
-	unsigned int expected = 1;
-	struct sock *sk;
+	struct sock *sk = *start_sk;
+	unsigned int expected = 0;
 
-	sock_hold(*start_sk);
-	iter->batch[iter->end_sk++].sk = *start_sk;
-
-	sk = sk_nulls_next(*start_sk);
 	*start_sk = NULL;
 	sk_nulls_for_each_from(sk, node) {
-		if (seq_sk_match(seq, sk)) {
-			if (iter->end_sk < iter->max_sk) {
-				sock_hold(sk);
-				iter->batch[iter->end_sk++].sk = sk;
-			} else if (!*start_sk) {
-				/* Remember where we left off. */
-				*start_sk = sk;
-			}
-			expected++;
+		if (!seq_sk_match(seq, sk))
+			continue;
+		expected++;
+		if (iter->end_sk < iter->max_sk) {
+			/* reqsk_queue_hash_req() inserts with sk_refcnt == 0
+			 * and refcount_set()s it after the bucket lock drops.
+			 */
+			if (unlikely(!refcount_inc_not_zero(&sk->sk_refcnt)))
+				continue;
+			iter->batch[iter->end_sk++].sk = sk;
+		} else if (!*start_sk) {
+			/* Remember where we left off. */
+			*start_sk = sk;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -3133,12 +3133,13 @@ static struct sock *bpf_iter_tcp_batch(struct seq_file *seq)
 	struct sock *sk;
 	int err;
 
+again:
 	sk = bpf_iter_tcp_resume(seq);
 	if (!sk)
 		return NULL; /* Done */
 
 	expected = bpf_iter_fill_batch(seq, &sk);
-	if (likely(iter->end_sk == expected))
+	if (likely(!sk))
 		goto done;
 
 	/* Batch size was too small. */
@@ -3157,7 +3158,7 @@ static struct sock *bpf_iter_tcp_batch(struct seq_file *seq)
 		return NULL; /* Done */
 
 	expected = bpf_iter_fill_batch(seq, &sk);
-	if (likely(iter->end_sk == expected))
+	if (likely(!sk))
 		goto done;
 
 	/* Batch size was still too small. Hold onto the lock while we try
@@ -3170,10 +3171,14 @@ static struct sock *bpf_iter_tcp_batch(struct seq_file *seq)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 
-	expected = bpf_iter_fill_batch(seq, &sk);
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(iter->end_sk != expected);
+	bpf_iter_fill_batch(seq, &sk);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(sk);
 done:
 	bpf_iter_tcp_unlock_bucket(seq);
+	if (unlikely(!iter->end_sk)) {
+		++iter->state.bucket;
+		goto again;
+	}
 	return iter->batch[0].sk;
 }