diff --git a/include/linux/socket.h b/include/linux/socket.h
index 54b85abc7265..6a9840271676 100644
--- a/include/linux/socket.h
+++ b/include/linux/socket.h
@@ -361,5 +361,7 @@ extern int __sys_recvfrom(int fd, void __user *ubuf, size_t size,
 extern int __sys_sendto(int fd, void __user *buff, size_t len,
 			unsigned int flags, struct sockaddr __user *addr,
 			int addr_len);
+extern int __sys_accept4(int fd, struct sockaddr __user *upeer_sockaddr,
+			 int __user *upeer_addrlen, int flags);
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/net/compat.c b/net/compat.c
index fc82982d9b84..0ff9f7451b6f 100644
--- a/net/compat.c
+++ b/net/compat.c
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(socketcall, int, call, u32 __user *, args)
 		ret = sys_listen(a0, a1);
 		break;
 	case SYS_ACCEPT:
-		ret = sys_accept4(a0, compat_ptr(a1), compat_ptr(a[2]), 0);
+		ret = __sys_accept4(a0, compat_ptr(a1), compat_ptr(a[2]), 0);
 		break;
 	case SYS_GETSOCKNAME:
 		ret = sys_getsockname(a0, compat_ptr(a1), compat_ptr(a[2]));
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(socketcall, int, call, u32 __user *, args)
 					  compat_ptr(a[4]));
 		break;
 	case SYS_ACCEPT4:
-		ret = sys_accept4(a0, compat_ptr(a1), compat_ptr(a[2]), a[3]);
+		ret = __sys_accept4(a0, compat_ptr(a1), compat_ptr(a[2]), a[3]);
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 3f037a21ba5e..45f6ea0d57a5 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -1519,8 +1519,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(listen, int, fd, int, backlog)
  *	clean when we restucture accept also.
  */
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE4(accept4, int, fd, struct sockaddr __user *, upeer_sockaddr,
-		int __user *, upeer_addrlen, int, flags)
+int __sys_accept4(int fd, struct sockaddr __user *upeer_sockaddr,
+		  int __user *upeer_addrlen, int flags)
 {
 	struct socket *sock, *newsock;
 	struct file *newfile;
@@ -1599,10 +1599,16 @@ out_fd:
 	goto out_put;
 }
 
+SYSCALL_DEFINE4(accept4, int, fd, struct sockaddr __user *, upeer_sockaddr,
+		int __user *, upeer_addrlen, int, flags)
+{
+	return __sys_accept4(fd, upeer_sockaddr, upeer_addrlen, flags);
+}
+
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(accept, int, fd, struct sockaddr __user *, upeer_sockaddr,
 		int __user *, upeer_addrlen)
 {
-	return sys_accept4(fd, upeer_sockaddr, upeer_addrlen, 0);
+	return __sys_accept4(fd, upeer_sockaddr, upeer_addrlen, 0);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2469,8 +2475,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(socketcall, int, call, unsigned long __user *, args)
 		err = sys_listen(a0, a1);
 		break;
 	case SYS_ACCEPT:
-		err = sys_accept4(a0, (struct sockaddr __user *)a1,
-				  (int __user *)a[2], 0);
+		err = __sys_accept4(a0, (struct sockaddr __user *)a1,
+				    (int __user *)a[2], 0);
 		break;
 	case SYS_GETSOCKNAME:
 		err =
@@ -2525,8 +2531,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(socketcall, int, call, unsigned long __user *, args)
 				   (struct timespec __user *)a[4]);
 		break;
 	case SYS_ACCEPT4:
-		err = sys_accept4(a0, (struct sockaddr __user *)a1,
-				  (int __user *)a[2], a[3]);
+		err = __sys_accept4(a0, (struct sockaddr __user *)a1,
+				    (int __user *)a[2], a[3]);
 		break;
 	default:
 		err = -EINVAL;