diff --git a/include/net/request_sock.h b/include/net/request_sock.h
index b3ea21f2732e..fd178d58fa84 100644
--- a/include/net/request_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/request_sock.h
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ reqsk_alloc(const struct request_sock_ops *ops, struct sock *sk_listener,
 	sk_node_init(&req_to_sk(req)->sk_node);
 	sk_tx_queue_clear(req_to_sk(req));
 	req->saved_syn = NULL;
+	req->num_timeout = 0;
+	req->num_retrans = 0;
+	req->sk = NULL;
 	refcount_set(&req->rsk_refcnt, 0);
 
 	return req;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 13ec7c3a9c49..7fd6db3fe366 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -752,10 +752,6 @@ drop:
 static void reqsk_queue_hash_req(struct request_sock *req,
 				 unsigned long timeout)
 {
-	req->num_retrans = 0;
-	req->num_timeout = 0;
-	req->sk = NULL;
-
 	timer_setup(&req->rsk_timer, reqsk_timer_handler, TIMER_PINNED);
 	mod_timer(&req->rsk_timer, jiffies + timeout);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen.c
index 018a48477355..f5a45e1e1182 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen.c
@@ -221,10 +221,6 @@ static struct sock *tcp_fastopen_create_child(struct sock *sk,
 	struct sock *child;
 	bool own_req;
 
-	req->num_retrans = 0;
-	req->num_timeout = 0;
-	req->sk = NULL;
-
 	child = inet_csk(sk)->icsk_af_ops->syn_recv_sock(sk, skb, req, NULL,
 							 NULL, &own_req);
 	if (!child)