diff --git a/drivers/xen/pvcalls-front.c b/drivers/xen/pvcalls-front.c
index 4f3d664b3f39..01588582ae66 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/pvcalls-front.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/pvcalls-front.c
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
 #define PVCALLS_NR_RSP_PER_RING __CONST_RING_SIZE(xen_pvcalls, XEN_PAGE_SIZE)
 #define PVCALLS_FRONT_MAX_SPIN 5000
 
+static struct proto pvcalls_proto = {
+	.name	= "PVCalls",
+	.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
+	.obj_size = sizeof(struct sock),
+};
+
 struct pvcalls_bedata {
 	struct xen_pvcalls_front_ring ring;
 	grant_ref_t ref;
@@ -837,7 +843,7 @@ int pvcalls_front_accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *newsock, int flags)
 
 received:
 	map2->sock = newsock;
-	newsock->sk = kzalloc(sizeof(*newsock->sk), GFP_KERNEL);
+	newsock->sk = sk_alloc(sock_net(sock->sk), PF_INET, GFP_KERNEL, &pvcalls_proto, false);
 	if (!newsock->sk) {
 		bedata->rsp[req_id].req_id = PVCALLS_INVALID_ID;
 		map->passive.inflight_req_id = PVCALLS_INVALID_ID;