diff --git a/include/asm-mips/socket.h b/include/asm-mips/socket.h
index 63f60254d308..facc2d7a87ca 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/socket.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/socket.h
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ enum sock_type {
 };
 
 #define SOCK_MAX (SOCK_PACKET + 1)
+/* Mask which covers at least up to SOCK_MASK-1.  The
+ *  * remaining bits are used as flags. */
+#define SOCK_TYPE_MASK 0xf
+
+/* Flags for socket, socketpair, paccept */
+#define SOCK_CLOEXEC	O_CLOEXEC
+#define SOCK_NONBLOCK	O_NONBLOCK
 
 #define ARCH_HAS_SOCKET_TYPES 1
 
diff --git a/include/linux/net.h b/include/linux/net.h
index 150a48c68d52..8b5383c45b45 100644
--- a/include/linux/net.h
+++ b/include/linux/net.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/socket.h>
+#include <linux/fcntl.h>	/* For O_CLOEXEC */
 #include <asm/socket.h>
 
 struct poll_table_struct;
@@ -94,6 +95,12 @@ enum sock_type {
 };
 
 #define SOCK_MAX (SOCK_PACKET + 1)
+/* Mask which covers at least up to SOCK_MASK-1.  The
+ * remaining bits are used as flags. */
+#define SOCK_TYPE_MASK 0xf
+
+/* Flags for socket, socketpair, paccept */
+#define SOCK_CLOEXEC	O_CLOEXEC
 
 #endif /* ARCH_HAS_SOCKET_TYPES */
 
@@ -208,7 +215,7 @@ extern int   	     sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 				  size_t len);
 extern int	     sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 				  size_t size, int flags);
-extern int 	     sock_map_fd(struct socket *sock);
+extern int 	     sock_map_fd(struct socket *sock, int flags);
 extern struct socket *sockfd_lookup(int fd, int *err);
 #define		     sockfd_put(sock) fput(sock->file)
 extern int	     net_ratelimit(void);
diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index 4507f744f44e..cdf137af7adc 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ static int p9_socket_open(struct p9_trans *trans, struct socket *csocket)
 	int fd, ret;
 
 	csocket->sk->sk_allocation = GFP_NOIO;
-	fd = sock_map_fd(csocket);
+	fd = sock_map_fd(csocket, 0);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		P9_EPRINTK(KERN_ERR, "p9_socket_open: failed to map fd\n");
 		return fd;
diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 79bece16aede..dbb79adf8f3c 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -3910,7 +3910,7 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_peeloff(struct sock *sk, int len, char __user *optval
 		goto out;
 
 	/* Map the socket to an unused fd that can be returned to the user.  */
-	retval = sock_map_fd(newsock);
+	retval = sock_map_fd(newsock, 0);
 	if (retval < 0) {
 		sock_release(newsock);
 		goto out;
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 1ba57d888981..64601f900352 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -349,11 +349,11 @@ static struct dentry_operations sockfs_dentry_operations = {
  *	but we take care of internal coherence yet.
  */
 
-static int sock_alloc_fd(struct file **filep)
+static int sock_alloc_fd(struct file **filep, int flags)
 {
 	int fd;
 
-	fd = get_unused_fd();
+	fd = get_unused_fd_flags(flags);
 	if (likely(fd >= 0)) {
 		struct file *file = get_empty_filp();
 
@@ -396,10 +396,10 @@ static int sock_attach_fd(struct socket *sock, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int sock_map_fd(struct socket *sock)
+int sock_map_fd(struct socket *sock, int flags)
 {
 	struct file *newfile;
-	int fd = sock_alloc_fd(&newfile);
+	int fd = sock_alloc_fd(&newfile, flags);
 
 	if (likely(fd >= 0)) {
 		int err = sock_attach_fd(sock, newfile);
@@ -1218,12 +1218,18 @@ asmlinkage long sys_socket(int family, int type, int protocol)
 {
 	int retval;
 	struct socket *sock;
+	int flags;
+
+	flags = type & ~SOCK_TYPE_MASK;
+	if (flags & ~SOCK_CLOEXEC)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	type &= SOCK_TYPE_MASK;
 
 	retval = sock_create(family, type, protocol, &sock);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	retval = sock_map_fd(sock);
+	retval = sock_map_fd(sock, flags & O_CLOEXEC);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out_release;
 
@@ -1246,6 +1252,12 @@ asmlinkage long sys_socketpair(int family, int type, int protocol,
 	struct socket *sock1, *sock2;
 	int fd1, fd2, err;
 	struct file *newfile1, *newfile2;
+	int flags;
+
+	flags = type & ~SOCK_TYPE_MASK;
+	if (flags & ~SOCK_CLOEXEC)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	type &= SOCK_TYPE_MASK;
 
 	/*
 	 * Obtain the first socket and check if the underlying protocol
@@ -1264,13 +1276,13 @@ asmlinkage long sys_socketpair(int family, int type, int protocol,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_release_both;
 
-	fd1 = sock_alloc_fd(&newfile1);
+	fd1 = sock_alloc_fd(&newfile1, flags & O_CLOEXEC);
 	if (unlikely(fd1 < 0)) {
 		err = fd1;
 		goto out_release_both;
 	}
 
-	fd2 = sock_alloc_fd(&newfile2);
+	fd2 = sock_alloc_fd(&newfile2, flags & O_CLOEXEC);
 	if (unlikely(fd2 < 0)) {
 		err = fd2;
 		put_filp(newfile1);
@@ -1426,7 +1438,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_accept(int fd, struct sockaddr __user *upeer_sockaddr,
 	 */
 	__module_get(newsock->ops->owner);
 
-	newfd = sock_alloc_fd(&newfile);
+	newfd = sock_alloc_fd(&newfile, 0);
 	if (unlikely(newfd < 0)) {
 		err = newfd;
 		sock_release(newsock);