diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index 21e03380dd86..4c69259b62f1 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -1035,6 +1035,13 @@ static int apparmor_socket_sock_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (!skb->secmark)
 		return 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * If reach here before socket_post_create hook is called, in which
+	 * case label is null, drop the packet.
+	 */
+	if (!ctx->label)
+		return -EACCES;
+
 	return apparmor_secmark_check(ctx->label, OP_RECVMSG, AA_MAY_RECEIVE,
 				      skb->secmark, sk);
 }