--- x/net/xdp/xsk.c
+++ y/net/xdp/xsk.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,7 @@ static int xsk_bind(struct socket *sock,
 				err = xp_alloc_tx_descs(xs->pool, xs);
 				if (err) {
 					xp_put_pool(xs->pool);
+					xs->pool = NULL;
 					sockfd_put(sock);
 					goto out_unlock;
 				}
@@ -1597,6 +1598,8 @@ static void xsk_destruct(struct sock *sk
 
 	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))
 		return;
+	if (!xs->pool)
+		return;
 
 	if (!xp_put_pool(xs->pool))
 		xdp_put_umem(xs->umem, !xs->pool);