diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index cf0694d4ad60..a34548041c17 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -1049,6 +1049,7 @@ static inline bool tcp_prequeue(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	    skb_queue_len(&tp->ucopy.prequeue) == 0)
 		return false;
 
+	skb_dst_force(skb);
 	__skb_queue_tail(&tp->ucopy.prequeue, skb);
 	tp->ucopy.memory += skb->truesize;
 	if (tp->ucopy.memory > sk->sk_rcvbuf) {