diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/pkt_sched.h b/include/uapi/linux/pkt_sched.h
index f88c4e0bd9e5b..127ac6d2888c8 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/pkt_sched.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/pkt_sched.h
@@ -990,6 +990,7 @@ struct tc_etf_qopt {
 	__u32 flags;
 #define TC_ETF_DEADLINE_MODE_ON	_BITUL(0)
 #define TC_ETF_OFFLOAD_ON	_BITUL(1)
+#define TC_ETF_SKIP_SOCK_CHECK	_BITUL(2)
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_etf.c b/net/sched/sch_etf.c
index db0c2ba1d1562..cebfb65d85568 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_etf.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_etf.c
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@
 
 #define DEADLINE_MODE_IS_ON(x) ((x)->flags & TC_ETF_DEADLINE_MODE_ON)
 #define OFFLOAD_IS_ON(x) ((x)->flags & TC_ETF_OFFLOAD_ON)
+#define SKIP_SOCK_CHECK_IS_SET(x) ((x)->flags & TC_ETF_SKIP_SOCK_CHECK)
 
 struct etf_sched_data {
 	bool offload;
 	bool deadline_mode;
+	bool skip_sock_check;
 	int clockid;
 	int queue;
 	s32 delta; /* in ns */
@@ -77,6 +79,9 @@ static bool is_packet_valid(struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff *nskb)
 	struct sock *sk = nskb->sk;
 	ktime_t now;
 
+	if (q->skip_sock_check)
+		goto skip;
+
 	if (!sk)
 		return false;
 
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@ static bool is_packet_valid(struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff *nskb)
 	if (sk->sk_txtime_deadline_mode != q->deadline_mode)
 		return false;
 
+skip:
 	now = q->get_time();
 	if (ktime_before(txtime, now) || ktime_before(txtime, q->last))
 		return false;
@@ -385,6 +391,7 @@ static int etf_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	q->clockid = qopt->clockid;
 	q->offload = OFFLOAD_IS_ON(qopt);
 	q->deadline_mode = DEADLINE_MODE_IS_ON(qopt);
+	q->skip_sock_check = SKIP_SOCK_CHECK_IS_SET(qopt);
 
 	switch (q->clockid) {
 	case CLOCK_REALTIME:
@@ -473,6 +480,9 @@ static int etf_dump(struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (q->deadline_mode)
 		opt.flags |= TC_ETF_DEADLINE_MODE_ON;
 
+	if (q->skip_sock_check)
+		opt.flags |= TC_ETF_SKIP_SOCK_CHECK;
+
 	if (nla_put(skb, TCA_ETF_PARMS, sizeof(opt), &opt))
 		goto nla_put_failure;