diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 9155da422692..7a7b14e9628a 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1514,6 +1514,11 @@ static inline bool sock_owned_by_user(const struct sock *sk)
 	return sk->sk_lock.owned;
 }
 
+static inline bool sock_owned_by_user_nocheck(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return sk->sk_lock.owned;
+}
+
 /* no reclassification while locks are held */
 static inline bool sock_allow_reclassification(const struct sock *csk)
 {
diff --git a/net/strparser/strparser.c b/net/strparser/strparser.c
index c5fda15ba319..1fdab5c4eda8 100644
--- a/net/strparser/strparser.c
+++ b/net/strparser/strparser.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void strp_data_ready(struct strparser *strp)
 	 * allows a thread in BH context to safely check if the process
 	 * lock is held. In this case, if the lock is held, queue work.
 	 */
-	if (sock_owned_by_user(strp->sk)) {
+	if (sock_owned_by_user_nocheck(strp->sk)) {
 		queue_work(strp_wq, &strp->work);
 		return;
 	}