diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index a20e7f03d5f7..e9252c7df809 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -1722,6 +1722,8 @@ process:
 		 */
 		sock_hold(sk);
 		refcounted = true;
+		if (tcp_filter(sk, skb))
+			goto discard_and_relse;
 		nsk = tcp_check_req(sk, skb, req, false);
 		if (!nsk) {
 			reqsk_put(req);
@@ -1729,8 +1731,6 @@ process:
 		}
 		if (nsk == sk) {
 			reqsk_put(req);
-		} else if (tcp_filter(sk, skb)) {
-			goto discard_and_relse;
 		} else if (tcp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb)) {
 			tcp_v4_send_reset(nsk, skb);
 			goto discard_and_relse;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 2521690d62d6..206210125fd7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1456,6 +1456,8 @@ process:
 		}
 		sock_hold(sk);
 		refcounted = true;
+		if (tcp_filter(sk, skb))
+			goto discard_and_relse;
 		nsk = tcp_check_req(sk, skb, req, false);
 		if (!nsk) {
 			reqsk_put(req);
@@ -1464,8 +1466,6 @@ process:
 		if (nsk == sk) {
 			reqsk_put(req);
 			tcp_v6_restore_cb(skb);
-		} else if (tcp_filter(sk, skb)) {
-			goto discard_and_relse;
 		} else if (tcp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb)) {
 			tcp_v6_send_reset(nsk, skb);
 			goto discard_and_relse;