diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
index e4f2790fd641..cd2cbf5c52a3 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ int __inet_hash(struct sock *sk, struct sock *osk)
 		if (err)
 			goto unlock;
 	}
+	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE);
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6) && sk->sk_reuseport &&
 		sk->sk_family == AF_INET6)
 		__sk_nulls_add_node_tail_rcu(sk, &ilb->nulls_head);
@@ -616,7 +617,6 @@ int __inet_hash(struct sock *sk, struct sock *osk)
 		__sk_nulls_add_node_rcu(sk, &ilb->nulls_head);
 	inet_hash2(hashinfo, sk);
 	ilb->count++;
-	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE);
 	sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, 1);
 unlock:
 	spin_unlock(&ilb->lock);