diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index 7ebeed0a877c..3e934fe96f29 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -2993,6 +2993,9 @@ int sock_queue_err_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	skb->destructor = sock_rmem_free;
 	atomic_add(skb->truesize, &sk->sk_rmem_alloc);
 
+	/* before exiting rcu section, make sure dst is refcounted */
+	skb_dst_force(skb);
+
 	skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_error_queue, skb);
 	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))
 		sk->sk_data_ready(sk, skb->len);