diff --git a/net/core/sock_map.c b/net/core/sock_map.c
index 27d733c0f65e..8598466a3805 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_map.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_map.c
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ static int __sock_map_delete(struct bpf_stab *stab, struct sock *sk_test,
 	struct sock *sk;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	if (irqs_disabled())
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP; /* locks here are hardirq-unsafe */
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&stab->lock);
 	sk = *psk;
 	if (!sk_test || sk_test == sk)
@@ -933,6 +936,9 @@ static long sock_hash_delete_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key)
 	struct bpf_shtab_elem *elem;
 	int ret = -ENOENT;
 
+	if (irqs_disabled())
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP; /* locks here are hardirq-unsafe */
+
 	hash = sock_hash_bucket_hash(key, key_size);
 	bucket = sock_hash_select_bucket(htab, hash);