diff --git a/include/linux/tcp.h b/include/linux/tcp.h
index fcb573b..e442e6e 100644
--- a/include/linux/tcp.h
+++ b/include/linux/tcp.h
@@ -382,25 +382,11 @@
 		tcp_sk(sk)->fastopen_rsk != NULL);
 }
 
-extern void tcp_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk);
-
-static inline int fastopen_init_queue(struct sock *sk, int backlog)
+static inline void fastopen_queue_tune(struct sock *sk, int backlog)
 {
-	struct request_sock_queue *queue =
-	    &inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue;
+	struct request_sock_queue *queue = &inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue;
 
-	if (queue->fastopenq == NULL) {
-		queue->fastopenq = kzalloc(
-		    sizeof(struct fastopen_queue),
-		    sk->sk_allocation);
-		if (queue->fastopenq == NULL)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
-		sk->sk_destruct = tcp_sock_destruct;
-		spin_lock_init(&queue->fastopenq->lock);
-	}
-	queue->fastopenq->max_qlen = backlog;
-	return 0;
+	queue->fastopenq.max_qlen = backlog;
 }
 
 static inline void tcp_saved_syn_free(struct tcp_sock *tp)
diff --git a/include/net/request_sock.h b/include/net/request_sock.h
index c146b528..d2544de 100644
--- a/include/net/request_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/request_sock.h
@@ -180,11 +180,8 @@
 	struct request_sock	*rskq_accept_tail;
 	u8			rskq_defer_accept;
 	struct listen_sock	*listen_opt;
-	struct fastopen_queue	*fastopenq; /* This is non-NULL iff TFO has been
-					     * enabled on this listener. Check
-					     * max_qlen != 0 in fastopen_queue
-					     * to determine if TFO is enabled
-					     * right at this moment.
+	struct fastopen_queue	fastopenq;  /* Check max_qlen != 0 to determine
+					     * if TFO is enabled.
 					     */
 
 	/* temporary alignment, our goal is to get rid of this lock */
diff --git a/net/core/request_sock.c b/net/core/request_sock.c
index b42f0e2..e22cfa4 100644
--- a/net/core/request_sock.c
+++ b/net/core/request_sock.c
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@
 
 	get_random_bytes(&lopt->hash_rnd, sizeof(lopt->hash_rnd));
 	spin_lock_init(&queue->syn_wait_lock);
+
+	spin_lock_init(&queue->fastopenq.lock);
+	queue->fastopenq.rskq_rst_head = NULL;
+	queue->fastopenq.rskq_rst_tail = NULL;
+	queue->fastopenq.qlen = 0;
+	queue->fastopenq.max_qlen = 0;
+
 	queue->rskq_accept_head = NULL;
 	lopt->nr_table_entries = nr_table_entries;
 	lopt->max_qlen_log = ilog2(nr_table_entries);
@@ -174,7 +181,7 @@
 	struct sock *lsk = req->rsk_listener;
 	struct fastopen_queue *fastopenq;
 
-	fastopenq = inet_csk(lsk)->icsk_accept_queue.fastopenq;
+	fastopenq = &inet_csk(lsk)->icsk_accept_queue.fastopenq;
 
 	tcp_sk(sk)->fastopen_rsk = NULL;
 	spin_lock_bh(&fastopenq->lock);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 8a55664..3af85ee 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -219,17 +219,13 @@
 		 * shutdown() (rather than close()).
 		 */
 		if ((sysctl_tcp_fastopen & TFO_SERVER_ENABLE) != 0 &&
-		    !inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue.fastopenq) {
+		    !inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue.fastopenq.max_qlen) {
 			if ((sysctl_tcp_fastopen & TFO_SERVER_WO_SOCKOPT1) != 0)
-				err = fastopen_init_queue(sk, backlog);
+				fastopen_queue_tune(sk, backlog);
 			else if ((sysctl_tcp_fastopen &
 				  TFO_SERVER_WO_SOCKOPT2) != 0)
-				err = fastopen_init_queue(sk,
+				fastopen_queue_tune(sk,
 				    ((uint)sysctl_tcp_fastopen) >> 16);
-			else
-				err = 0;
-			if (err)
-				goto out;
 
 			tcp_fastopen_init_key_once(true);
 		}
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 694a5e8..e152788 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -335,9 +335,8 @@
 
 	sk_acceptq_removed(sk);
 	if (sk->sk_protocol == IPPROTO_TCP &&
-	    tcp_rsk(req)->tfo_listener &&
-	    queue->fastopenq) {
-		spin_lock_bh(&queue->fastopenq->lock);
+	    tcp_rsk(req)->tfo_listener) {
+		spin_lock_bh(&queue->fastopenq.lock);
 		if (tcp_rsk(req)->tfo_listener) {
 			/* We are still waiting for the final ACK from 3WHS
 			 * so can't free req now. Instead, we set req->sk to
@@ -348,7 +347,7 @@
 			req->sk = NULL;
 			req = NULL;
 		}
-		spin_unlock_bh(&queue->fastopenq->lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&queue->fastopenq.lock);
 	}
 out:
 	release_sock(sk);
@@ -886,12 +885,12 @@
 		sk_acceptq_removed(sk);
 		reqsk_put(req);
 	}
-	if (queue->fastopenq) {
+	if (queue->fastopenq.rskq_rst_head) {
 		/* Free all the reqs queued in rskq_rst_head. */
-		spin_lock_bh(&queue->fastopenq->lock);
-		acc_req = queue->fastopenq->rskq_rst_head;
-		queue->fastopenq->rskq_rst_head = NULL;
-		spin_unlock_bh(&queue->fastopenq->lock);
+		spin_lock_bh(&queue->fastopenq.lock);
+		acc_req = queue->fastopenq.rskq_rst_head;
+		queue->fastopenq.rskq_rst_head = NULL;
+		spin_unlock_bh(&queue->fastopenq.lock);
 		while ((req = acc_req) != NULL) {
 			acc_req = req->dl_next;
 			reqsk_put(req);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index b8b8fa1..3c96fa8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -2253,13 +2253,6 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_disconnect);
 
-void tcp_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	inet_sock_destruct(sk);
-
-	kfree(inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue.fastopenq);
-}
-
 static inline bool tcp_can_repair_sock(const struct sock *sk)
 {
 	return ns_capable(sock_net(sk)->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN) &&
@@ -2581,7 +2574,7 @@
 		    TCPF_LISTEN))) {
 			tcp_fastopen_init_key_once(true);
 
-			err = fastopen_init_queue(sk, val);
+			fastopen_queue_tune(sk, val);
 		} else {
 			err = -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -2849,10 +2842,7 @@
 		break;
 
 	case TCP_FASTOPEN:
-		if (icsk->icsk_accept_queue.fastopenq)
-			val = icsk->icsk_accept_queue.fastopenq->max_qlen;
-		else
-			val = 0;
+		val = icsk->icsk_accept_queue.fastopenq.max_qlen;
 		break;
 
 	case TCP_TIMESTAMP:
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen.c
index db43c62..f69f436 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen.c
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@
 	if (!child)
 		return NULL;
 
-	spin_lock(&queue->fastopenq->lock);
-	queue->fastopenq->qlen++;
-	spin_unlock(&queue->fastopenq->lock);
+	spin_lock(&queue->fastopenq.lock);
+	queue->fastopenq.qlen++;
+	spin_unlock(&queue->fastopenq.lock);
 
 	/* Initialize the child socket. Have to fix some values to take
 	 * into account the child is a Fast Open socket and is created
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@
 	 * between qlen overflow causing Fast Open to be disabled
 	 * temporarily vs a server not supporting Fast Open at all.
 	 */
-	fastopenq = inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue.fastopenq;
-	if (!fastopenq || fastopenq->max_qlen == 0)
+	fastopenq = &inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue.fastopenq;
+	if (fastopenq->max_qlen == 0)
 		return false;
 
 	if (fastopenq->qlen >= fastopenq->max_qlen) {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index f551e9e..64ece71 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -2186,7 +2186,7 @@
 	const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 	const struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 	const struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
-	struct fastopen_queue *fastopenq = icsk->icsk_accept_queue.fastopenq;
+	const struct fastopen_queue *fastopenq = &icsk->icsk_accept_queue.fastopenq;
 	__be32 dest = inet->inet_daddr;
 	__be32 src = inet->inet_rcv_saddr;
 	__u16 destp = ntohs(inet->inet_dport);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 97bc26e..0ac64f4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@
 	const struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sp);
 	const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sp);
 	const struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sp);
-	struct fastopen_queue *fastopenq = icsk->icsk_accept_queue.fastopenq;
+	const struct fastopen_queue *fastopenq = &icsk->icsk_accept_queue.fastopenq;
 
 	dest  = &sp->sk_v6_daddr;
 	src   = &sp->sk_v6_rcv_saddr;
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@
 		   (icsk->icsk_ack.quick << 1) | icsk->icsk_ack.pingpong,
 		   tp->snd_cwnd,
 		   sp->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN ?
-			(fastopenq ? fastopenq->max_qlen : 0) :
+			fastopenq->max_qlen :
 			(tcp_in_initial_slowstart(tp) ? -1 : tp->snd_ssthresh)
 		   );
 }