diff --git a/include/linux/socket.h b/include/linux/socket.h
index e9cee272da13..7daa344d7320 100644
--- a/include/linux/socket.h
+++ b/include/linux/socket.h
@@ -365,5 +365,7 @@ extern int __sys_accept4(int fd, struct sockaddr __user *upeer_sockaddr,
 			 int __user *upeer_addrlen, int flags);
 extern int __sys_socket(int family, int type, int protocol);
 extern int __sys_bind(int fd, struct sockaddr __user *umyaddr, int addrlen);
+extern int __sys_connect(int fd, struct sockaddr __user *uservaddr,
+			 int addrlen);
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/net/compat.c b/net/compat.c
index bba555b1d863..7ab6352268f3 100644
--- a/net/compat.c
+++ b/net/compat.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(socketcall, int, call, u32 __user *, args)
 		ret = __sys_bind(a0, compat_ptr(a1), a[2]);
 		break;
 	case SYS_CONNECT:
-		ret = sys_connect(a0, compat_ptr(a1), a[2]);
+		ret = __sys_connect(a0, compat_ptr(a1), a[2]);
 		break;
 	case SYS_LISTEN:
 		ret = sys_listen(a0, a1);
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 291cdae97341..64bdfdf6c6e7 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -1633,8 +1633,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(accept, int, fd, struct sockaddr __user *, upeer_sockaddr,
  *	include the -EINPROGRESS status for such sockets.
  */
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE3(connect, int, fd, struct sockaddr __user *, uservaddr,
-		int, addrlen)
+int __sys_connect(int fd, struct sockaddr __user *uservaddr, int addrlen)
 {
 	struct socket *sock;
 	struct sockaddr_storage address;
@@ -1660,6 +1659,12 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(connect, int, fd, struct sockaddr __user *, uservaddr,
+		int, addrlen)
+{
+	return __sys_connect(fd, uservaddr, addrlen);
+}
+
 /*
  *	Get the local address ('name') of a socket object. Move the obtained
  *	name to user space.
@@ -2479,7 +2484,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(socketcall, int, call, unsigned long __user *, args)
 		err = __sys_bind(a0, (struct sockaddr __user *)a1, a[2]);
 		break;
 	case SYS_CONNECT:
-		err = sys_connect(a0, (struct sockaddr __user *)a1, a[2]);
+		err = __sys_connect(a0, (struct sockaddr __user *)a1, a[2]);
 		break;
 	case SYS_LISTEN:
 		err = sys_listen(a0, a1);