diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 2729e77950b7..e17aa3de2b4d 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -2163,7 +2163,8 @@ struct sock_skb_cb {
 static inline void
 sock_skb_set_dropcount(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	SOCK_SKB_CB(skb)->dropcount = atomic_read(&sk->sk_drops);
+	SOCK_SKB_CB(skb)->dropcount = sock_flag(sk, SOCK_RXQ_OVFL) ?
+						atomic_read(&sk->sk_drops) : 0;
 }
 
 static inline void sk_drops_add(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb)