diff --git a/net/appletalk/ddp.c b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
index 01a1082e02b3..bfcf6be1d665 100644
--- a/net/appletalk/ddp.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
@@ -1489,8 +1489,6 @@ static int atalk_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		goto drop;
 
 	/* Queue packet (standard) */
-	skb->sk = sock;
-
 	if (sock_queue_rcv_skb(sock, skb) < 0)
 		goto drop;
 
@@ -1644,7 +1642,6 @@ static int atalk_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr
 	if (!skb)
 		goto out;
 
-	skb->sk = sk;
 	skb_reserve(skb, ddp_dl->header_length);
 	skb_reserve(skb, dev->hard_header_len);
 	skb->dev = dev;