diff --git a/net/dccp/proto.c b/net/dccp/proto.c
index cc87c500bfb8..0bed4a6095b7 100644
--- a/net/dccp/proto.c
+++ b/net/dccp/proto.c
@@ -657,19 +657,15 @@ static int do_dccp_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 					       (__be32 __user *)optval, optlen);
 	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_GET_CUR_MPS:
 		val = dp->dccps_mss_cache;
-		len = sizeof(val);
 		break;
 	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_SERVER_TIMEWAIT:
 		val = dp->dccps_server_timewait;
-		len = sizeof(val);
 		break;
 	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_SEND_CSCOV:
 		val = dp->dccps_pcslen;
-		len = sizeof(val);
 		break;
 	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_RECV_CSCOV:
 		val = dp->dccps_pcrlen;
-		len = sizeof(val);
 		break;
 	case 128 ... 191:
 		return ccid_hc_rx_getsockopt(dp->dccps_hc_rx_ccid, sk, optname,
@@ -681,6 +677,7 @@ static int do_dccp_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		return -ENOPROTOOPT;
 	}
 
+	len = sizeof(val);
 	if (put_user(len, optlen) || copy_to_user(optval, &val, len))
 		return -EFAULT;