diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 2b744c2bf466..4f4708a6ff8f 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -976,8 +976,9 @@ void sk_free(struct sock *sk)
 
 struct sock *sk_clone(const struct sock *sk, const gfp_t priority)
 {
-	struct sock *newsk = sk_alloc(sk->sk_net, sk->sk_family, priority, sk->sk_prot, 0);
+	struct sock *newsk;
 
+	newsk = sk_prot_alloc(sk->sk_prot, priority, sk->sk_family);
 	if (newsk != NULL) {
 		struct sk_filter *filter;