diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 0ddf64845a06..6f05e9d0d428 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -359,15 +359,15 @@ static int dccp_v6_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (dccp_parse_options(sk, dreq, skb))
 		goto drop_and_free;
 
-	if (security_inet_conn_request(sk, skb, req))
-		goto drop_and_free;
-
 	ireq = inet_rsk(req);
 	ireq->ir_v6_rmt_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
 	ireq->ir_v6_loc_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 	ireq->ireq_family = AF_INET6;
 	ireq->ir_mark = inet_request_mark(sk, skb);
 
+	if (security_inet_conn_request(sk, skb, req))
+		goto drop_and_free;
+
 	if (ipv6_opt_accepted(sk, skb, IP6CB(skb)) ||
 	    np->rxopt.bits.rxinfo || np->rxopt.bits.rxoinfo ||
 	    np->rxopt.bits.rxhlim || np->rxopt.bits.rxohlim) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
index 12ae817aaf2e..c10a68bb85de 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
@@ -180,14 +180,15 @@ struct sock *cookie_v6_check(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	treq = tcp_rsk(req);
 	treq->tfo_listener = false;
 
-	if (security_inet_conn_request(sk, skb, req))
-		goto out_free;
-
 	req->mss = mss;
 	ireq->ir_rmt_port = th->source;
 	ireq->ir_num = ntohs(th->dest);
 	ireq->ir_v6_rmt_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
 	ireq->ir_v6_loc_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
+
+	if (security_inet_conn_request(sk, skb, req))
+		goto out_free;
+
 	if (ipv6_opt_accepted(sk, skb, &TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->header.h6) ||
 	    np->rxopt.bits.rxinfo || np->rxopt.bits.rxoinfo ||
 	    np->rxopt.bits.rxhlim || np->rxopt.bits.rxohlim) {