diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index d7d4c2b..0ea2e1c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@
 	req = inet_csk_search_req(sk, th->source, iph->saddr, iph->daddr);
 	if (req) {
 		nsk = tcp_check_req(sk, skb, req, false);
-		if (!nsk)
+		if (!nsk || nsk == sk)
 			reqsk_put(req);
 		return nsk;
 	}