diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index f32ec08a0c37..4ff806d71921 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -2049,6 +2049,9 @@ void sk_destruct(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	bool use_call_rcu = sock_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE);
 
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!llist_empty(&sk->defer_list));
+	sk_defer_free_flush(sk);
+
 	if (rcu_access_pointer(sk->sk_reuseport_cb)) {
 		reuseport_detach_sock(sk);
 		use_call_rcu = true;