}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL
-int flow_dissector_bpf_prog_attach(struct net *net, struct bpf_prog *prog);
+int flow_dissector_bpf_prog_attach_check(struct net *net,
+                                        struct bpf_prog *prog);
 #endif /* CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL */
 
 #endif
 
 int netns_bpf_prog_attach(const union bpf_attr *attr, struct bpf_prog *prog)
 {
        enum netns_bpf_attach_type type;
+       struct bpf_prog *attached;
        struct net *net;
        int ret;
 
 
        switch (type) {
        case NETNS_BPF_FLOW_DISSECTOR:
-               ret = flow_dissector_bpf_prog_attach(net, prog);
+               ret = flow_dissector_bpf_prog_attach_check(net, prog);
                break;
        default:
                ret = -EINVAL;
                break;
        }
+       if (ret)
+               goto out_unlock;
+
+       attached = rcu_dereference_protected(net->bpf.progs[type],
+                                            lockdep_is_held(&netns_bpf_mutex));
+       if (attached == prog) {
+               /* The same program cannot be attached twice */
+               ret = -EINVAL;
+               goto out_unlock;
+       }
+       rcu_assign_pointer(net->bpf.progs[type], prog);
+       if (attached)
+               bpf_prog_put(attached);
+
 out_unlock:
        mutex_unlock(&netns_bpf_mutex);
 
 
        switch (type) {
        case NETNS_BPF_FLOW_DISSECTOR:
-               err = flow_dissector_bpf_prog_attach(net, link->prog);
+               err = flow_dissector_bpf_prog_attach_check(net, link->prog);
                break;
        default:
                err = -EINVAL;
        if (err)
                goto out_unlock;
 
+       rcu_assign_pointer(net->bpf.progs[type], link->prog);
        net->bpf.links[type] = link;
 
 out_unlock:
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(skb_flow_dissector_init);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL
-int flow_dissector_bpf_prog_attach(struct net *net, struct bpf_prog *prog)
+int flow_dissector_bpf_prog_attach_check(struct net *net,
+                                        struct bpf_prog *prog)
 {
        enum netns_bpf_attach_type type = NETNS_BPF_FLOW_DISSECTOR;
-       struct bpf_prog *attached;
 
        if (net == &init_net) {
                /* BPF flow dissector in the root namespace overrides
                        return -EEXIST;
        }
 
-       attached = rcu_dereference_protected(net->bpf.progs[type],
-                                            lockdep_is_held(&netns_bpf_mutex));
-       if (attached == prog)
-               /* The same program cannot be attached twice */
-               return -EINVAL;
-
-       rcu_assign_pointer(net->bpf.progs[type], prog);
-       if (attached)
-               bpf_prog_put(attached);
        return 0;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL */