diff --git a/net/caif/caif_socket.c b/net/caif/caif_socket.c
index 748be72532485a..78c9729a6057da 100644
--- a/net/caif/caif_socket.c
+++ b/net/caif/caif_socket.c
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@ static void caif_sock_destructor(struct sock *sk)
 		return;
 	}
 	sk_stream_kill_queues(&cf_sk->sk);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(sk->sk_forward_alloc);
 	caif_free_client(&cf_sk->layer);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/core/stream.c b/net/core/stream.c
index 516895f4823568..cbb268c15251c9 100644
--- a/net/core/stream.c
+++ b/net/core/stream.c
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ void sk_stream_kill_queues(struct sock *sk)
 	sk_mem_reclaim_final(sk);
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(sk->sk_wmem_queued);
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(sk->sk_forward_alloc);
 
 	/* It is _impossible_ for the backlog to contain anything
 	 * when we get here.  All user references to this socket