diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c b/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
index b5a8aa4c1ebd6d..78b935ab7d3bf3 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_userspace.c
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ int mptcp_nl_cmd_sf_create(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	sk = (struct sock *)msk;
+
 	if (!mptcp_pm_is_userspace(msk)) {
 		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "invalid request; userspace PM not selected");
 		goto create_err;
@@ -319,8 +321,6 @@ int mptcp_nl_cmd_sf_create(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		goto create_err;
 	}
 
-	sk = (struct sock *)msk;
-
 	if (!mptcp_pm_addr_families_match(sk, &addr_l, &addr_r)) {
 		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "families mismatch");
 		err = -EINVAL;
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ int mptcp_nl_cmd_sf_create(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 
  create_err:
-	sock_put((struct sock *)msk);
+	sock_put(sk);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ int mptcp_nl_cmd_sf_destroy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	sk = (struct sock *)msk;
+
 	if (!mptcp_pm_is_userspace(msk)) {
 		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "invalid request; userspace PM not selected");
 		goto destroy_err;
@@ -454,7 +456,6 @@ int mptcp_nl_cmd_sf_destroy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		goto destroy_err;
 	}
 
-	sk = (struct sock *)msk;
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	ssk = mptcp_nl_find_ssk(msk, &addr_l, &addr_r);
 	if (ssk) {
@@ -474,7 +475,7 @@ int mptcp_nl_cmd_sf_destroy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	release_sock(sk);
 
 destroy_err:
-	sock_put((struct sock *)msk);
+	sock_put(sk);
 	return err;
 }