diff --git a/include/linux/skmsg.h b/include/linux/skmsg.h
index f2d45a73b2b2..7382c4b518d7 100644
--- a/include/linux/skmsg.h
+++ b/include/linux/skmsg.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct sk_psock {
 	void (*saved_write_space)(struct sock *sk);
 	void (*saved_data_ready)(struct sock *sk);
 	struct proto			*sk_proto;
+	struct mutex			work_mutex;
 	struct sk_psock_work_state	work_state;
 	struct work_struct		work;
 	union {
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ static inline void sk_psock_report_error(struct sk_psock *psock, int err)
 }
 
 struct sk_psock *sk_psock_init(struct sock *sk, int node);
+void sk_psock_stop(struct sk_psock *psock, bool wait);
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BPF_STREAM_PARSER)
 int sk_psock_init_strp(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock);
diff --git a/net/core/skmsg.c b/net/core/skmsg.c
index 305dddc51857..9c25020086a9 100644
--- a/net/core/skmsg.c
+++ b/net/core/skmsg.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ static int sk_psock_handle_skb(struct sk_psock *psock, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!ingress) {
 		if (!sock_writeable(psock->sk))
 			return -EAGAIN;
-		return skb_send_sock_locked(psock->sk, skb, off, len);
+		return skb_send_sock(psock->sk, skb, off, len);
 	}
 	return sk_psock_skb_ingress(psock, skb);
 }
@@ -511,8 +511,7 @@ static void sk_psock_backlog(struct work_struct *work)
 	u32 len, off;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Lock sock to avoid losing sk_socket during loop. */
-	lock_sock(psock->sk);
+	mutex_lock(&psock->work_mutex);
 	if (state->skb) {
 		skb = state->skb;
 		len = state->len;
@@ -529,7 +528,7 @@ start:
 		skb_bpf_redirect_clear(skb);
 		do {
 			ret = -EIO;
-			if (likely(psock->sk->sk_socket))
+			if (!sock_flag(psock->sk, SOCK_DEAD))
 				ret = sk_psock_handle_skb(psock, skb, off,
 							  len, ingress);
 			if (ret <= 0) {
@@ -553,7 +552,7 @@ start:
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 end:
-	release_sock(psock->sk);
+	mutex_unlock(&psock->work_mutex);
 }
 
 struct sk_psock *sk_psock_init(struct sock *sk, int node)
@@ -591,6 +590,7 @@ struct sk_psock *sk_psock_init(struct sock *sk, int node)
 	spin_lock_init(&psock->link_lock);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&psock->work, sk_psock_backlog);
+	mutex_init(&psock->work_mutex);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&psock->ingress_msg);
 	spin_lock_init(&psock->ingress_lock);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&psock->ingress_skb);
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static void __sk_psock_purge_ingress_msg(struct sk_psock *psock)
 	}
 }
 
-static void sk_psock_zap_ingress(struct sk_psock *psock)
+static void __sk_psock_zap_ingress(struct sk_psock *psock)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
@@ -639,9 +639,7 @@ static void sk_psock_zap_ingress(struct sk_psock *psock)
 		skb_bpf_redirect_clear(skb);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
-	spin_lock_bh(&psock->ingress_lock);
 	__sk_psock_purge_ingress_msg(psock);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&psock->ingress_lock);
 }
 
 static void sk_psock_link_destroy(struct sk_psock *psock)
@@ -654,6 +652,18 @@ static void sk_psock_link_destroy(struct sk_psock *psock)
 	}
 }
 
+void sk_psock_stop(struct sk_psock *psock, bool wait)
+{
+	spin_lock_bh(&psock->ingress_lock);
+	sk_psock_clear_state(psock, SK_PSOCK_TX_ENABLED);
+	sk_psock_cork_free(psock);
+	__sk_psock_zap_ingress(psock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&psock->ingress_lock);
+
+	if (wait)
+		cancel_work_sync(&psock->work);
+}
+
 static void sk_psock_done_strp(struct sk_psock *psock);
 
 static void sk_psock_destroy_deferred(struct work_struct *gc)
@@ -665,12 +675,12 @@ static void sk_psock_destroy_deferred(struct work_struct *gc)
 	sk_psock_done_strp(psock);
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&psock->work);
+	mutex_destroy(&psock->work_mutex);
 
 	psock_progs_drop(&psock->progs);
 
 	sk_psock_link_destroy(psock);
 	sk_psock_cork_free(psock);
-	sk_psock_zap_ingress(psock);
 
 	if (psock->sk_redir)
 		sock_put(psock->sk_redir);
@@ -688,8 +698,7 @@ static void sk_psock_destroy(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 
 void sk_psock_drop(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock)
 {
-	sk_psock_cork_free(psock);
-	sk_psock_zap_ingress(psock);
+	sk_psock_stop(psock, false);
 
 	write_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	sk_psock_restore_proto(sk, psock);
@@ -699,7 +708,6 @@ void sk_psock_drop(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock)
 	else if (psock->progs.stream_verdict)
 		sk_psock_stop_verdict(sk, psock);
 	write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
-	sk_psock_clear_state(psock, SK_PSOCK_TX_ENABLED);
 
 	call_rcu(&psock->rcu, sk_psock_destroy);
 }
@@ -770,14 +778,20 @@ static void sk_psock_skb_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 * error that caused the pipe to break. We can't send a packet on
 	 * a socket that is in this state so we drop the skb.
 	 */
-	if (!psock_other || sock_flag(sk_other, SOCK_DEAD) ||
-	    !sk_psock_test_state(psock_other, SK_PSOCK_TX_ENABLED)) {
+	if (!psock_other || sock_flag(sk_other, SOCK_DEAD)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return;
+	}
+	spin_lock_bh(&psock_other->ingress_lock);
+	if (!sk_psock_test_state(psock_other, SK_PSOCK_TX_ENABLED)) {
+		spin_unlock_bh(&psock_other->ingress_lock);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	skb_queue_tail(&psock_other->ingress_skb, skb);
 	schedule_work(&psock_other->work);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&psock_other->ingress_lock);
 }
 
 static void sk_psock_tls_verdict_apply(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk, int verdict)
@@ -845,8 +859,12 @@ static void sk_psock_verdict_apply(struct sk_psock *psock,
 			err = sk_psock_skb_ingress_self(psock, skb);
 		}
 		if (err < 0) {
-			skb_queue_tail(&psock->ingress_skb, skb);
-			schedule_work(&psock->work);
+			spin_lock_bh(&psock->ingress_lock);
+			if (sk_psock_test_state(psock, SK_PSOCK_TX_ENABLED)) {
+				skb_queue_tail(&psock->ingress_skb, skb);
+				schedule_work(&psock->work);
+			}
+			spin_unlock_bh(&psock->ingress_lock);
 		}
 		break;
 	case __SK_REDIRECT:
diff --git a/net/core/sock_map.c b/net/core/sock_map.c
index dd53a7771d7e..e564fdeaada1 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_map.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_map.c
@@ -1540,6 +1540,7 @@ void sock_map_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
 	saved_close = psock->saved_close;
 	sock_map_remove_links(sk, psock);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
+	sk_psock_stop(psock, true);
 	release_sock(sk);
 	saved_close(sk, timeout);
 }