diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 27c4f62..6d35d57 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@
 		sk_node_init(&newsk->sk_node);
 		sock_lock_init(newsk);
 		bh_lock_sock(newsk);
+		newsk->sk_backlog.head	= newsk->sk_backlog.tail = NULL;
 
 		atomic_set(&newsk->sk_rmem_alloc, 0);
 		atomic_set(&newsk->sk_wmem_alloc, 0);
@@ -923,7 +924,6 @@
 		newsk->sk_wmem_queued	= 0;
 		newsk->sk_forward_alloc = 0;
 		newsk->sk_send_head	= NULL;
-		newsk->sk_backlog.head	= newsk->sk_backlog.tail = NULL;
 		newsk->sk_userlocks	= sk->sk_userlocks & ~SOCK_BINDPORT_LOCK;
 
 		sock_reset_flag(newsk, SOCK_DONE);