diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 2faa0d8..5aea911 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
 {
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
 	struct inet_sock *newinet;
-	struct sock *newsk = sk_alloc(sk->sk_net, PF_INET, GFP_KERNEL,
+	struct sock *newsk = sk_alloc(sock_net(sk), PF_INET, GFP_KERNEL,
 			sk->sk_prot);
 
 	if (!newsk)