diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 29822d6dd91ec3637cbca205de3c450d19ec5651..d730ef9dfbf02aba150d5229a0d2875ddc23aa4d 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ static struct inode *sock_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	}
 	init_waitqueue_head(&wq->wait);
 	wq->fasync_list = NULL;
+	wq->flags = 0;
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ei->socket.wq, wq);
 
 	ei->socket.state = SS_UNCONNECTED;