diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index fdacf9c8f1cb60149c4c1b347f1febb89fa3c743..9c2dbfaca60d6f91c90d1315e7204307b76c083b 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -864,7 +864,6 @@ static void sock_copy(struct sock *nsk, const struct sock *osk)
 #endif
 
 	memcpy(nsk, osk, osk->sk_prot->obj_size);
-	get_net(nsk->sk_net);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
 	nsk->sk_security = sptr;
 	security_sk_clone(osk, nsk);
@@ -958,6 +957,7 @@ struct sock *sk_clone(const struct sock *sk, const gfp_t priority)
 		sock_copy(newsk, sk);
 
 		/* SANITY */
+		get_net(newsk->sk_net);
 		sk_node_init(&newsk->sk_node);
 		sock_lock_init(newsk);
 		bh_lock_sock(newsk);