diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index da32d9b6d09f8..0510826bf8609 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1872,7 +1872,7 @@ struct sock *sk_clone_lock(const struct sock *sk, const gfp_t priority)
 		 * as not suitable for copying when cloning.
 		 */
 		if (sk_user_data_is_nocopy(newsk))
-			RCU_INIT_POINTER(newsk->sk_user_data, NULL);
+			newsk->sk_user_data = NULL;
 
 		newsk->sk_err	   = 0;
 		newsk->sk_err_soft = 0;