diff --git a/volatility3/framework/plugins/linux/sockstat.py b/volatility3/framework/plugins/linux/sockstat.py
index 914c251d0..3d2df655b 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/plugins/linux/sockstat.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/plugins/linux/sockstat.py
@@ -541,11 +541,11 @@ class Sockstat(plugins.PluginInterface):
             try:
                 sock_type = sock.get_type()
                 family = sock.get_family()
+                sock_handler = SockHandlers(vmlinux, task)
+                sock_fields = sock_handler.process_sock(sock)
             except exceptions.InvalidAddressException:
                 continue
 
-            sock_handler = SockHandlers(vmlinux, task)
-            sock_fields = sock_handler.process_sock(sock)
             if not sock_fields:
                 continue