diff --git a/net/ipv4/esp4.c b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
index 5459f41fc26fa7..10e809b296ec86 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/esp4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ int esp_output_head(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb, struct esp_info *
 			skb->len += tailen;
 			skb->data_len += tailen;
 			skb->truesize += tailen;
-			if (sk)
+			if (sk && sk_fullsock(sk))
 				refcount_add(tailen, &sk->sk_wmem_alloc);
 
 			goto out;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6.c b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
index 5afe9f83374de5..239d4a65ad6ef2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ int esp6_output_head(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb, struct esp_info
 			skb->len += tailen;
 			skb->data_len += tailen;
 			skb->truesize += tailen;
-			if (sk)
+			if (sk && sk_fullsock(sk))
 				refcount_add(tailen, &sk->sk_wmem_alloc);
 
 			goto out;