diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 4bb1ff9fd15b..d933da00d505 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -218,9 +218,11 @@ struct sock {
 #define sk_hash			__sk_common.skc_hash
 #define sk_prot			__sk_common.skc_prot
 #define sk_net			__sk_common.skc_net
+	kmemcheck_bitfield_begin(flags);
 	unsigned char		sk_shutdown : 2,
 				sk_no_check : 2,
 				sk_userlocks : 4;
+	kmemcheck_bitfield_end(flags);
 	unsigned char		sk_protocol;
 	unsigned short		sk_type;
 	int			sk_rcvbuf;
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 7dbf3ffb35cc..ce72c0ae4245 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -941,6 +941,8 @@ static struct sock *sk_prot_alloc(struct proto *prot, gfp_t priority,
 		sk = kmalloc(prot->obj_size, priority);
 
 	if (sk != NULL) {
+		kmemcheck_annotate_bitfield(sk, flags);
+
 		if (security_sk_alloc(sk, family, priority))
 			goto out_free;