diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 8afa8690d288..570b0c97392a 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -6574,22 +6574,29 @@ int cgroup_parse_float(const char *input, unsigned dec_shift, s64 *v)
 
 void cgroup_sk_alloc(struct sock_cgroup_data *skcd)
 {
-	/* Don't associate the sock with unrelated interrupted task's cgroup. */
-	if (in_interrupt())
-		return;
+	struct cgroup *cgroup;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
+	/* Don't associate the sock with unrelated interrupted task's cgroup. */
+	if (in_interrupt()) {
+		cgroup = &cgrp_dfl_root.cgrp;
+		cgroup_get(cgroup);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	while (true) {
 		struct css_set *cset;
 
 		cset = task_css_set(current);
 		if (likely(cgroup_tryget(cset->dfl_cgrp))) {
-			skcd->cgroup = cset->dfl_cgrp;
-			cgroup_bpf_get(cset->dfl_cgrp);
+			cgroup = cset->dfl_cgrp;
 			break;
 		}
 		cpu_relax();
 	}
+out:
+	skcd->cgroup = cgroup;
+	cgroup_bpf_get(cgroup);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }