diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_net.c b/fs/proc/proc_net.c
index 83f357b30d71c583e4662784e53639b5391cf84e..ab232ad2e6f9d1d70755569b2fcd1197f355df00 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_net.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_net.c
@@ -51,6 +51,30 @@ int seq_open_net(struct inode *ino, struct file *f,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(seq_open_net);
 
+int single_open_net(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
+		int (*show)(struct seq_file *, void *))
+{
+	int err;
+	struct net *net;
+
+	err = -ENXIO;
+	net = get_proc_net(inode);
+	if (net == NULL)
+		goto err_net;
+
+	err = single_open(file, show, net);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto err_open;
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_open:
+	put_net(net);
+err_net:
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(single_open_net);
+
 int seq_release_net(struct inode *ino, struct file *f)
 {
 	struct seq_file *seq;
diff --git a/include/linux/seq_file_net.h b/include/linux/seq_file_net.h
index 4ac52542a56365bfcce182ddeec9f510f5ead830..87dcc0ecf6eb005c33f8208144a2c98b4e34fe40 100644
--- a/include/linux/seq_file_net.h
+++ b/include/linux/seq_file_net.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ struct seq_net_private {
 
 int seq_open_net(struct inode *, struct file *,
 		 const struct seq_operations *, int);
+int single_open_net(struct inode *, struct file *file,
+		int (*show)(struct seq_file *, void *));
 int seq_release_net(struct inode *, struct file *);
 static inline struct net *seq_file_net(struct seq_file *seq)
 {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
index f155a66d6ebfe40916b3cc89216c8d4622ec0c2a..6009df238ed9d262f494682c27f2f244e8344120 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
@@ -2251,18 +2251,7 @@ static int fib_triestat_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 
 static int fib_triestat_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	int err;
-	struct net *net;
-
-	net = get_proc_net(inode);
-	if (net == NULL)
-		return -ENXIO;
-	err = single_open(file, fib_triestat_seq_show, net);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		put_net(net);
-		return err;
-	}
-	return 0;
+	return single_open_net(inode, file, fib_triestat_seq_show);
 }
 
 static int fib_triestat_seq_release(struct inode *ino, struct file *f)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/proc.c b/net/ipv4/proc.c
index 554390431a4e7f1b70dc42b175ffb29661e9e376..daf5d3c80cef9d5ec8ffa231d8ed2f578f430753 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/proc.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/proc.c
@@ -71,24 +71,7 @@ static int sockstat_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 
 static int sockstat_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	int err;
-	struct net *net;
-
-	err = -ENXIO;
-	net = get_proc_net(inode);
-	if (net == NULL)
-		goto err_net;
-
-	err = single_open(file, sockstat_seq_show, net);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto err_open;
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_open:
-	put_net(net);
-err_net:
-	return err;
+	return single_open_net(inode, file, sockstat_seq_show);
 }
 
 static int sockstat_seq_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
@@ -397,24 +380,7 @@ static int snmp_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 
 static int snmp_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	int err;
-	struct net *net;
-
-	err = -ENXIO;
-	net = get_proc_net(inode);
-	if (net == NULL)
-		goto err_net;
-
-	err = single_open(file, snmp_seq_show, net);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto err_open;
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_open:
-	put_net(net);
-err_net:
-	return err;
+	return single_open_net(inode, file, snmp_seq_show);
 }
 
 static int snmp_seq_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
@@ -469,24 +435,7 @@ static int netstat_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 
 static int netstat_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	int err;
-	struct net *net;
-
-	err = -ENXIO;
-	net = get_proc_net(inode);
-	if (net == NULL)
-		goto err_net;
-
-	err = single_open(file, netstat_seq_show, net);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto err_open;
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_open:
-	put_net(net);
-err_net:
-	return err;
+	return single_open_net(inode, file, netstat_seq_show);
 }
 
 static int netstat_seq_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/proc.c b/net/ipv6/proc.c
index cbc7e514d3ecab4d125d20efb5292d0c4de6a9e8..29c5a79444c23917a483c8e5153e175e1bb190d2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/proc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/proc.c
@@ -183,24 +183,7 @@ static int snmp6_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 
 static int sockstat6_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	int err;
-	struct net *net;
-
-	err = -ENXIO;
-	net = get_proc_net(inode);
-	if (net == NULL)
-		goto err_net;
-
-	err = single_open(file, sockstat6_seq_show, net);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto err_open;
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_open:
-	put_net(net);
-err_net:
-	return err;
+	return single_open_net(inode, file, sockstat6_seq_show);
 }
 
 static int sockstat6_seq_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 5d6c166dfbb6e087e0f634d69d305d1f1912fdda..fb7ff8f0c6dbf3c4b16d0fc2a048ca3732964dbe 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -2416,18 +2416,7 @@ static int ipv6_route_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 
 static int ipv6_route_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	int err;
-	struct net *net = get_proc_net(inode);
-	if (!net)
-		return -ENXIO;
-
-	err = single_open(file, ipv6_route_show, net);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		put_net(net);
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return single_open_net(inode, file, ipv6_route_show);
 }
 
 static int ipv6_route_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
@@ -2463,18 +2452,7 @@ static int rt6_stats_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 
 static int rt6_stats_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	int err;
-	struct net *net = get_proc_net(inode);
-	if (!net)
-		return -ENXIO;
-
-	err = single_open(file, rt6_stats_seq_show, net);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		put_net(net);
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return single_open_net(inode, file, rt6_stats_seq_show);
 }
 
 static int rt6_stats_seq_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)