diff --git a/include/net/inet_common.h b/include/net/inet_common.h
index 4bfcf3f..18c7732 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_common.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_common.h
@@ -42,7 +42,13 @@
 extern int			inet_ctl_sock_create(struct sock **sk,
 						     unsigned short family,
 						     unsigned short type,
-						     unsigned char protocol);
+						     unsigned char protocol,
+						     struct net *net);
+
+static inline void inet_ctl_sock_destroy(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	sk_release_kernel(sk);
+}
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index 5669c89..b12803b 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@
 	inet_register_protosw(&dccp_v4_protosw);
 
 	err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&dccp_v4_ctl_sk, PF_INET,
-				   SOCK_DCCP, IPPROTO_DCCP);
+				   SOCK_DCCP, IPPROTO_DCCP, &init_net);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_unregister_protosw;
 out:
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@
 
 static void __exit dccp_v4_exit(void)
 {
-	sock_release(dccp_v4_ctl_sk->sk_socket);
+	inet_ctl_sock_destroy(dccp_v4_ctl_sk);
 	inet_unregister_protosw(&dccp_v4_protosw);
 	inet_del_protocol(&dccp_v4_protocol, IPPROTO_DCCP);
 	proto_unregister(&dccp_v4_prot);
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index cf598bf..94d749e 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@
 	inet6_register_protosw(&dccp_v6_protosw);
 
 	err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&dccp_v6_ctl_sk, PF_INET6,
-				   SOCK_DCCP, IPPROTO_DCCP);
+				   SOCK_DCCP, IPPROTO_DCCP, &init_net);
 	if (err != 0)
 		goto out_unregister_protosw;
 out:
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@
 
 static void __exit dccp_v6_exit(void)
 {
-	sock_release(dccp_v6_ctl_sk->sk_socket);
+	inet_ctl_sock_destroy(dccp_v6_ctl_sk);
 	inet6_del_protocol(&dccp_v6_protocol, IPPROTO_DCCP);
 	inet6_unregister_protosw(&dccp_v6_protosw);
 	proto_unregister(&dccp_v6_prot);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index cad664b..cf766ad 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1251,7 +1251,8 @@
 }
 
 int inet_ctl_sock_create(struct sock **sk, unsigned short family,
-			 unsigned short type, unsigned char protocol)
+			 unsigned short type, unsigned char protocol,
+			 struct net *net)
 {
 	struct socket *sock;
 	int rc = sock_create_kern(family, type, protocol, &sock);
@@ -1265,6 +1266,8 @@
 		 * we do not wish this socket to see incoming packets.
 		 */
 		(*sk)->sk_prot->unhash(*sk);
+
+		sk_change_net(*sk, net);
 	}
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index cfe5df7..dc8c3dc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -2491,7 +2491,7 @@
 void __init tcp_v4_init(void)
 {
 	if (inet_ctl_sock_create(&tcp_sock, PF_INET, SOCK_RAW,
-				 IPPROTO_TCP) < 0)
+				 IPPROTO_TCP, &init_net) < 0)
 		panic("Failed to create the TCP control socket.\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 2882cc5..378cc40 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -2199,21 +2199,13 @@
 
 static int tcpv6_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
-	int err;
-	struct sock *sk;
-
-	err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&sk, PF_INET6, SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_TCP);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	net->ipv6.tcp_sk = sk;
-	sk_change_net(sk, net);
-	return err;
+	return inet_ctl_sock_create(&net->ipv6.tcp_sk, PF_INET6,
+				    SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_TCP, net);
 }
 
 static void tcpv6_net_exit(struct net *net)
 {
-	sk_release_kernel(net->ipv6.tcp_sk);
+	inet_ctl_sock_destroy(net->ipv6.tcp_sk);
 }
 
 static struct pernet_operations tcpv6_net_ops = {
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 3c08d33..067c8a1 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@
 		family = PF_INET;
 
 	err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&sctp_ctl_sock, family,
-				   SOCK_SEQPACKET, IPPROTO_SCTP);
+				   SOCK_SEQPACKET, IPPROTO_SCTP, &init_net);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 		       "SCTP: Failed to create the SCTP control socket.\n");
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@
 	sctp_v6_del_protocol();
 err_add_protocol:
 	sctp_v4_del_protocol();
-	sock_release(sctp_ctl_sock->sk_socket);
+	inet_ctl_sock_destroy(sctp_ctl_sock);
 err_ctl_sock_init:
 	sctp_v6_protosw_exit();
 err_v6_protosw_init:
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@
 	sctp_v4_del_protocol();
 
 	/* Free the control endpoint.  */
-	sock_release(sctp_ctl_sock->sk_socket);
+	inet_ctl_sock_destroy(sctp_ctl_sock);
 
 	/* Free protosw registrations */
 	sctp_v6_protosw_exit();