diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 0c82146c6f67..8c3c7bacfe01 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1531,6 +1531,7 @@ struct sock *sk_alloc(struct net *net, int family, gfp_t priority,
 void sk_free(struct sock *sk);
 void sk_destruct(struct sock *sk);
 struct sock *sk_clone_lock(const struct sock *sk, const gfp_t priority);
+void sk_free_unlock_clone(struct sock *sk);
 
 struct sk_buff *sock_wmalloc(struct sock *sk, unsigned long size, int force,
 			     gfp_t priority);
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 9e1025f079db..840428c89188 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1654,11 +1654,7 @@ struct sock *sk_clone_lock(const struct sock *sk, const gfp_t priority)
 			 */
 			if (!is_charged)
 				RCU_INIT_POINTER(newsk->sk_filter, NULL);
-			/* It is still raw copy of parent, so invalidate
-			 * destructor and make plain sk_free() */
-			newsk->sk_destruct = NULL;
-			bh_unlock_sock(newsk);
-			sk_free(newsk);
+			sk_free_unlock_clone(newsk);
 			newsk = NULL;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -1706,6 +1702,16 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sk_clone_lock);
 
+void sk_free_unlock_clone(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	/* It is still raw copy of parent, so invalidate
+	 * destructor and make plain sk_free() */
+	sk->sk_destruct = NULL;
+	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
+	sk_free(sk);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sk_free_unlock_clone);
+
 void sk_setup_caps(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
 	u32 max_segs = 1;
diff --git a/net/dccp/minisocks.c b/net/dccp/minisocks.c
index 010ff4652908..f6092536de03 100644
--- a/net/dccp/minisocks.c
+++ b/net/dccp/minisocks.c
@@ -127,11 +127,7 @@ struct sock *dccp_create_openreq_child(const struct sock *sk,
 		 * Activate features: initialise CCIDs, sequence windows etc.
 		 */
 		if (dccp_feat_activate_values(newsk, &dreq->dreq_featneg)) {
-			/* It is still raw copy of parent, so invalidate
-			 * destructor and make plain sk_free() */
-			newsk->sk_destruct = NULL;
-			bh_unlock_sock(newsk);
-			sk_free(newsk);
+			sk_free_unlock_clone(newsk);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		dccp_init_xmit_timers(newsk);