diff --git a/include/net/dropreason-core.h b/include/net/dropreason-core.h
index f3714cbea50d8..b9e7ff853ce36 100644
--- a/include/net/dropreason-core.h
+++ b/include/net/dropreason-core.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define DEFINE_DROP_REASON(FN, FNe)	\
 	FN(NOT_SPECIFIED)		\
 	FN(NO_SOCKET)			\
+	FN(SOCKET_CLOSE)		\
 	FN(SOCKET_FILTER)		\
 	FN(SOCKET_RCVBUFF)		\
 	FN(PKT_TOO_SMALL)		\
@@ -138,6 +139,8 @@ enum skb_drop_reason {
 	 * 3) no valid child socket during 3WHS process
 	 */
 	SKB_DROP_REASON_NO_SOCKET,
+	/** @SKB_DROP_REASON_SOCKET_CLOSE: socket is close()d */
+	SKB_DROP_REASON_SOCKET_CLOSE,
 	/** @SKB_DROP_REASON_SOCKET_FILTER: dropped by socket filter */
 	SKB_DROP_REASON_SOCKET_FILTER,
 	/** @SKB_DROP_REASON_SOCKET_RCVBUFF: socket receive buff is full */
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 8f2b605ce5b37..a05d25cc5545e 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -715,8 +715,8 @@ static void unix_release_sock(struct sock *sk, int embrion)
 		if (state == TCP_LISTEN)
 			unix_release_sock(skb->sk, 1);
 
-		/* passed fds are erased in the kfree_skb hook	      */
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		/* passed fds are erased in the kfree_skb hook */
+		kfree_skb_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_SOCKET_CLOSE);
 	}
 
 	if (path.dentry)