diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 89811cd3e609..710d1af93efa 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -1678,9 +1678,9 @@ process:
 		 */
 		sock_hold(sk);
 		refcounted = true;
-		if (tcp_filter(sk, skb))
-			goto discard_and_relse;
-		nsk = tcp_check_req(sk, skb, req, false);
+		nsk = NULL;
+		if (!tcp_filter(sk, skb))
+			nsk = tcp_check_req(sk, skb, req, false);
 		if (!nsk) {
 			reqsk_put(req);
 			goto discard_and_relse;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 1e90f1f4e301..82b7a8e0d798 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1442,9 +1442,9 @@ process:
 		}
 		sock_hold(sk);
 		refcounted = true;
-		if (tcp_filter(sk, skb))
-			goto discard_and_relse;
-		nsk = tcp_check_req(sk, skb, req, false);
+		nsk = NULL;
+		if (!tcp_filter(sk, skb))
+			nsk = tcp_check_req(sk, skb, req, false);
 		if (!nsk) {
 			reqsk_put(req);
 			goto discard_and_relse;