diff --git a/net/core/sock_map.c b/net/core/sock_map.c
index dd92a3556d736..a5103112a344b 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_map.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_map.c
@@ -228,6 +228,30 @@ static int sock_map_link(struct bpf_map *map, struct sk_psock_progs *progs,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int sock_map_link_no_progs(struct bpf_map *map, struct sock *sk)
+{
+	struct sk_psock *psock;
+	int ret;
+
+	psock = sk_psock_get_checked(sk);
+	if (IS_ERR(psock))
+		return PTR_ERR(psock);
+
+	if (psock) {
+		tcp_bpf_reinit(sk);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	psock = sk_psock_init(sk, map->numa_node);
+	if (!psock)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = tcp_bpf_init(sk);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		sk_psock_put(sk, psock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static void sock_map_free(struct bpf_map *map)
 {
 	struct bpf_stab *stab = container_of(map, struct bpf_stab, map);
@@ -334,6 +358,11 @@ static int sock_map_get_next_key(struct bpf_map *map, void *key, void *next)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool sock_map_redirect_allowed(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return sk->sk_state != TCP_LISTEN;
+}
+
 static int sock_map_update_common(struct bpf_map *map, u32 idx,
 				  struct sock *sk, u64 flags)
 {
@@ -356,7 +385,14 @@ static int sock_map_update_common(struct bpf_map *map, u32 idx,
 	if (!link)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = sock_map_link(map, &stab->progs, sk);
+	/* Only sockets we can redirect into/from in BPF need to hold
+	 * refs to parser/verdict progs and have their sk_data_ready
+	 * and sk_write_space callbacks overridden.
+	 */
+	if (sock_map_redirect_allowed(sk))
+		ret = sock_map_link(map, &stab->progs, sk);
+	else
+		ret = sock_map_link_no_progs(map, sk);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_free;
 
@@ -406,11 +442,6 @@ static bool sock_map_sk_state_allowed(const struct sock *sk)
 	return (1 << sk->sk_state) & (TCPF_ESTABLISHED | TCPF_LISTEN);
 }
 
-static bool sock_map_redirect_allowed(const struct sock *sk)
-{
-	return sk->sk_state != TCP_LISTEN;
-}
-
 static int sock_map_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key,
 				void *value, u64 flags)
 {
@@ -700,7 +731,14 @@ static int sock_hash_update_common(struct bpf_map *map, void *key,
 	if (!link)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = sock_map_link(map, &htab->progs, sk);
+	/* Only sockets we can redirect into/from in BPF need to hold
+	 * refs to parser/verdict progs and have their sk_data_ready
+	 * and sk_write_space callbacks overridden.
+	 */
+	if (sock_map_redirect_allowed(sk))
+		ret = sock_map_link(map, &htab->progs, sk);
+	else
+		ret = sock_map_link_no_progs(map, sk);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_free;