diff --git a/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c b/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
index 6c2d39a3d558..5ef8eaf4985e 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
@@ -48,11 +48,21 @@ owner_storage(struct bpf_local_storage_map *smap, void *owner)
 	return map->ops->map_owner_storage_ptr(owner);
 }
 
+static bool selem_linked_to_storage_lockless(const struct bpf_local_storage_elem *selem)
+{
+	return !hlist_unhashed_lockless(&selem->snode);
+}
+
 static bool selem_linked_to_storage(const struct bpf_local_storage_elem *selem)
 {
 	return !hlist_unhashed(&selem->snode);
 }
 
+static bool selem_linked_to_map_lockless(const struct bpf_local_storage_elem *selem)
+{
+	return !hlist_unhashed_lockless(&selem->map_node);
+}
+
 static bool selem_linked_to_map(const struct bpf_local_storage_elem *selem)
 {
 	return !hlist_unhashed(&selem->map_node);
@@ -142,7 +152,7 @@ static void __bpf_selem_unlink_storage(struct bpf_local_storage_elem *selem)
 	bool free_local_storage = false;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (unlikely(!selem_linked_to_storage(selem)))
+	if (unlikely(!selem_linked_to_storage_lockless(selem)))
 		/* selem has already been unlinked from sk */
 		return;
 
@@ -170,7 +180,7 @@ void bpf_selem_unlink_map(struct bpf_local_storage_elem *selem)
 	struct bpf_local_storage_map_bucket *b;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (unlikely(!selem_linked_to_map(selem)))
+	if (unlikely(!selem_linked_to_map_lockless(selem)))
 		/* selem has already be unlinked from smap */
 		return;
 
@@ -373,7 +383,7 @@ bpf_local_storage_update(void *owner, struct bpf_local_storage_map *smap,
 		err = check_flags(old_sdata, map_flags);
 		if (err)
 			return ERR_PTR(err);
-		if (old_sdata && selem_linked_to_storage(SELEM(old_sdata))) {
+		if (old_sdata && selem_linked_to_storage_lockless(SELEM(old_sdata))) {
 			copy_map_value_locked(&smap->map, old_sdata->data,
 					      value, false);
 			return old_sdata;