diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 6748c42..7a6cea5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@
 				   &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, tcp_v6_iif(skb));
 	if (req) {
 		nsk = tcp_check_req(sk, skb, req, false);
-		if (!nsk)
+		if (!nsk || nsk == sk)
 			reqsk_put(req);
 		return nsk;
 	}