diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index f1f3dc6a7d630ae35374267c7838d0f381846ea0..0d85871b5cda84675e3eb1cdea3ac15d137701b1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -941,6 +941,7 @@ int inet_csk_listen_start(struct sock *sk, int backlog)
 	 * It is OK, because this socket enters to hash table only
 	 * after validation is complete.
 	 */
+	err = -EADDRINUSE;
 	inet_sk_state_store(sk, TCP_LISTEN);
 	if (!sk->sk_prot->get_port(sk, inet->inet_num)) {
 		inet->inet_sport = htons(inet->inet_num);