diff --git a/net/tls/tls_device.c b/net/tls/tls_device.c
index 23eab7ac43ee..5cb6846544cc 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_device.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_device.c
@@ -1349,8 +1349,13 @@ static int tls_device_down(struct net_device *netdev)
 		 * by tls_device_free_ctx. rx_conf and tx_conf stay in TLS_HW.
 		 * Now release the ref taken above.
 		 */
-		if (refcount_dec_and_test(&ctx->refcount))
+		if (refcount_dec_and_test(&ctx->refcount)) {
+			/* sk_destruct ran after tls_device_down took a ref, and
+			 * it returned early. Complete the destruction here.
+			 */
+			list_del(&ctx->list);
 			tls_device_free_ctx(ctx);
+		}
 	}
 
 	up_write(&device_offload_lock);