diff --git a/include/net/inet_sock.h b/include/net/inet_sock.h
index e565afdc14ad..30f7170abbf3 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_sock.h
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ static inline struct request_sock *inet_reqsk_alloc(struct request_sock_ops *ops
 	if (req != NULL) {
 		kmemcheck_annotate_bitfield(ireq, flags);
 		ireq->opt = NULL;
+		atomic64_set(&ireq->ir_cookie, 0);
 	}
 
 	return req;
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index a78e0b999f96..f695874b5ade 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -642,7 +642,6 @@ int dccp_v4_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	ireq->ir_loc_addr = ip_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 	ireq->ir_rmt_addr = ip_hdr(skb)->saddr;
 	write_pnet(&ireq->ireq_net, sock_net(sk));
-	atomic64_set(&ireq->ir_cookie, 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * Step 3: Process LISTEN state
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 6bcaa33cd804..703a21acf434 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ static int dccp_v6_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	ireq = inet_rsk(req);
 	ireq->ir_v6_rmt_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
 	ireq->ir_v6_loc_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
+	write_pnet(&ireq->ireq_net, sock_net(sk));
 
 	if (ipv6_opt_accepted(sk, skb, IP6CB(skb)) ||
 	    np->rxopt.bits.rxinfo || np->rxopt.bits.rxoinfo ||
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 26f24995bd3d..da61a8e75f68 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5966,7 +5966,6 @@ int tcp_conn_request(struct request_sock_ops *rsk_ops,
 	tmp_opt.tstamp_ok = tmp_opt.saw_tstamp;
 	tcp_openreq_init(req, &tmp_opt, skb, sk);
 	write_pnet(&inet_rsk(req)->ireq_net, sock_net(sk));
-	atomic64_set(&inet_rsk(req)->ir_cookie, 0);
 
 	af_ops->init_req(req, sk, skb);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
index 7337fc7947e2..66bba6a84e47 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ struct sock *cookie_v6_check(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	ireq = inet_rsk(req);
 	treq = tcp_rsk(req);
 	treq->listener = NULL;
+	write_pnet(&ireq->ireq_net, sock_net(sk));
 
 	if (security_inet_conn_request(sk, skb, req))
 		goto out_free;