diff --git a/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h b/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
index 2f1f8c3efb260..e5b388f5fa209 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ static inline void inet_csk_prepare_for_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk)
 	/* The below has to be done to allow calling inet_csk_destroy_sock */
 	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD);
 	percpu_counter_inc(sk->sk_prot->orphan_count);
-	inet_sk(sk)->inet_num = 0;
 }
 
 void inet_csk_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index f40b1b72f9791..afaf582a5aa99 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ void inet_csk_prepare_forced_close(struct sock *sk)
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 	inet_csk_prepare_for_destroy_sock(sk);
+	inet_sk(sk)->inet_num = 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_csk_prepare_forced_close);