diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 45506a95b25f..a357dc5f2404 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -2581,15 +2581,16 @@ static int unix_stream_recv_urg(struct unix_stream_read_state *state)
 
 	if (!(state->flags & MSG_PEEK))
 		WRITE_ONCE(u->oob_skb, NULL);
-
+	else
+		skb_get(oob_skb);
 	unix_state_unlock(sk);
 
 	chunk = state->recv_actor(oob_skb, 0, chunk, state);
 
-	if (!(state->flags & MSG_PEEK)) {
+	if (!(state->flags & MSG_PEEK))
 		UNIXCB(oob_skb).consumed += 1;
-		kfree_skb(oob_skb);
-	}
+
+	consume_skb(oob_skb);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&u->iolock);