case cpu_to_le32(MESSAGE_HANDSHAKE_INITIATION):
        case cpu_to_le32(MESSAGE_HANDSHAKE_RESPONSE):
        case cpu_to_le32(MESSAGE_HANDSHAKE_COOKIE): {
-               int cpu;
-               if (unlikely(!rng_is_initialized() ||
-                            ptr_ring_produce_bh(&wg->handshake_queue.ring, skb))) {
+               int cpu, ret = -EBUSY;
+
+               if (unlikely(!rng_is_initialized()))
+                       goto drop;
+               if (atomic_read(&wg->handshake_queue_len) > MAX_QUEUED_INCOMING_HANDSHAKES / 2) {
+                       if (spin_trylock_bh(&wg->handshake_queue.ring.producer_lock)) {
+                               ret = __ptr_ring_produce(&wg->handshake_queue.ring, skb);
+                               spin_unlock_bh(&wg->handshake_queue.ring.producer_lock);
+                       }
+               } else
+                       ret = ptr_ring_produce_bh(&wg->handshake_queue.ring, skb);
+               if (ret) {
+       drop:
                        net_dbg_skb_ratelimited("%s: Dropping handshake packet from %pISpfsc\n",
                                                wg->dev->name, skb);
                        goto err;