diff --git a/io_uring/cmd_net.c b/io_uring/cmd_net.c
index cb2775936fb8..57ddaf874611 100644
--- a/io_uring/cmd_net.c
+++ b/io_uring/cmd_net.c
@@ -160,16 +160,19 @@ int io_uring_cmd_sock(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd, unsigned int issue_flags)
 	struct proto *prot = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_prot);
 	int ret, arg = 0;
 
-	if (!prot || !prot->ioctl)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	switch (cmd->cmd_op) {
 	case SOCKET_URING_OP_SIOCINQ:
+		if (!prot || !prot->ioctl)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 		ret = prot->ioctl(sk, SIOCINQ, &arg);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		return arg;
 	case SOCKET_URING_OP_SIOCOUTQ:
+		if (!prot || !prot->ioctl)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 		ret = prot->ioctl(sk, SIOCOUTQ, &arg);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;