diff --git a/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c b/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c
index 16d5f353163a..3049af269fbf 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ void xdp_add_sk_umem(struct xdp_umem *umem, struct xdp_sock *xs)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	if (!xs->tx)
+		return;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&umem->xsk_list_lock, flags);
 	list_add_rcu(&xs->list, &umem->xsk_list);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&umem->xsk_list_lock, flags);
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ void xdp_del_sk_umem(struct xdp_umem *umem, struct xdp_sock *xs)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	if (!xs->tx)
+		return;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&umem->xsk_list_lock, flags);
 	list_del_rcu(&xs->list);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&umem->xsk_list_lock, flags);