diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 96e12591932425..104784ee4bbd58 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1470,6 +1470,8 @@ struct sock *sk_clone_lock(const struct sock *sk, const gfp_t priority)
 
 		sock_copy(newsk, sk);
 
+		newsk->sk_prot_creator = sk->sk_prot;
+
 		/* SANITY */
 		get_net(sock_net(newsk));
 		sk_node_init(&newsk->sk_node);