diff --git a/net/phonet/pep.c b/net/phonet/pep.c
index 0c5d0f7b8b4b..83d435e274e9 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pep.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pep.c
@@ -825,6 +825,7 @@ static struct sock *pep_sock_accept(struct sock *sk, int flags, int *errp,
 	}
 
 	/* Check for duplicate pipe handle */
+	pn_skb_get_dst_sockaddr(skb, &dst);
 	newsk = pep_find_pipe(&pn->hlist, &dst, pipe_handle);
 	if (unlikely(newsk)) {
 		__sock_put(newsk);
@@ -849,7 +850,6 @@ static struct sock *pep_sock_accept(struct sock *sk, int flags, int *errp,
 	newsk->sk_destruct = pipe_destruct;
 
 	newpn = pep_sk(newsk);
-	pn_skb_get_dst_sockaddr(skb, &dst);
 	pn_skb_get_src_sockaddr(skb, &src);
 	newpn->pn_sk.sobject = pn_sockaddr_get_object(&dst);
 	newpn->pn_sk.dobject = pn_sockaddr_get_object(&src);