diff --git a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
index b701af27a779..5a8b4dfdb141 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
@@ -1057,12 +1057,13 @@ int __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int *level,
 		if (ctx.optlen != 0) {
 			*optlen = ctx.optlen;
 			*kernel_optval = ctx.optval;
+			/* export and don't free sockopt buf */
+			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 
 out:
-	if (ret)
-		sockopt_free_buf(&ctx);
+	sockopt_free_buf(&ctx);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cgroup_bpf_run_filter_setsockopt);