diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 7420299c31f5..0aadd3b03ced 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -651,6 +651,12 @@ static inline void sk_add_node_rcu(struct sock *sk, struct hlist_head *list)
 	hlist_add_head_rcu(&sk->sk_node, list);
 }
 
+static inline void sk_add_node_tail_rcu(struct sock *sk, struct hlist_head *list)
+{
+	sock_hold(sk);
+	hlist_add_tail_rcu(&sk->sk_node, list);
+}
+
 static inline void __sk_nulls_add_node_rcu(struct sock *sk, struct hlist_nulls_head *list)
 {
 	hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu(&sk->sk_nulls_node, list);
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 25629242a13e..7d93228ba1e1 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -3155,7 +3155,7 @@ static int packet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&net->packet.sklist_lock);
-	sk_add_node_rcu(sk, &net->packet.sklist);
+	sk_add_node_tail_rcu(sk, &net->packet.sklist);
 	mutex_unlock(&net->packet.sklist_lock);
 
 	preempt_disable();