diff --git a/include/net/netns/ipv4.h b/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
index 6c5b2efc4f17..d60a10cfc382 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ struct netns_ipv4 {
 	struct sock		*mc_autojoin_sk;
 
 	struct inet_peer_base	*peers;
-	struct sock  * __percpu	*tcp_sk;
 	struct fqdir		*fqdir;
 
 	u8 sysctl_icmp_echo_ignore_all;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 5d94822fd506..b9a9f288bfa6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ static int tcp_v4_md5_hash_hdr(char *md5_hash, const struct tcp_md5sig_key *key,
 struct inet_hashinfo tcp_hashinfo;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_hashinfo);
 
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct sock *, ipv4_tcp_sk);
+
 static u32 tcp_v4_init_seq(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return secure_tcp_seq(ip_hdr(skb)->daddr,
@@ -807,7 +809,8 @@ static void tcp_v4_send_reset(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	arg.tos = ip_hdr(skb)->tos;
 	arg.uid = sock_net_uid(net, sk && sk_fullsock(sk) ? sk : NULL);
 	local_bh_disable();
-	ctl_sk = this_cpu_read(*net->ipv4.tcp_sk);
+	ctl_sk = this_cpu_read(ipv4_tcp_sk);
+	sock_net_set(ctl_sk, net);
 	if (sk) {
 		ctl_sk->sk_mark = (sk->sk_state == TCP_TIME_WAIT) ?
 				   inet_twsk(sk)->tw_mark : sk->sk_mark;
@@ -822,6 +825,7 @@ static void tcp_v4_send_reset(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			      transmit_time);
 
 	ctl_sk->sk_mark = 0;
+	sock_net_set(ctl_sk, &init_net);
 	__TCP_INC_STATS(net, TCP_MIB_OUTSEGS);
 	__TCP_INC_STATS(net, TCP_MIB_OUTRSTS);
 	local_bh_enable();
@@ -905,7 +909,8 @@ static void tcp_v4_send_ack(const struct sock *sk,
 	arg.tos = tos;
 	arg.uid = sock_net_uid(net, sk_fullsock(sk) ? sk : NULL);
 	local_bh_disable();
-	ctl_sk = this_cpu_read(*net->ipv4.tcp_sk);
+	ctl_sk = this_cpu_read(ipv4_tcp_sk);
+	sock_net_set(ctl_sk, net);
 	ctl_sk->sk_mark = (sk->sk_state == TCP_TIME_WAIT) ?
 			   inet_twsk(sk)->tw_mark : sk->sk_mark;
 	ctl_sk->sk_priority = (sk->sk_state == TCP_TIME_WAIT) ?
@@ -918,6 +923,7 @@ static void tcp_v4_send_ack(const struct sock *sk,
 			      transmit_time);
 
 	ctl_sk->sk_mark = 0;
+	sock_net_set(ctl_sk, &init_net);
 	__TCP_INC_STATS(net, TCP_MIB_OUTSEGS);
 	local_bh_enable();
 }
@@ -3103,41 +3109,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_prot);
 
 static void __net_exit tcp_sk_exit(struct net *net)
 {
-	int cpu;
-
 	if (net->ipv4.tcp_congestion_control)
 		bpf_module_put(net->ipv4.tcp_congestion_control,
 			       net->ipv4.tcp_congestion_control->owner);
-
-	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
-		inet_ctl_sock_destroy(*per_cpu_ptr(net->ipv4.tcp_sk, cpu));
-	free_percpu(net->ipv4.tcp_sk);
 }
 
 static int __net_init tcp_sk_init(struct net *net)
 {
-	int res, cpu, cnt;
-
-	net->ipv4.tcp_sk = alloc_percpu(struct sock *);
-	if (!net->ipv4.tcp_sk)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		struct sock *sk;
-
-		res = inet_ctl_sock_create(&sk, PF_INET, SOCK_RAW,
-					   IPPROTO_TCP, net);
-		if (res)
-			goto fail;
-		sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_USE_WRITE_QUEUE);
-
-		/* Please enforce IP_DF and IPID==0 for RST and
-		 * ACK sent in SYN-RECV and TIME-WAIT state.
-		 */
-		inet_sk(sk)->pmtudisc = IP_PMTUDISC_DO;
-
-		*per_cpu_ptr(net->ipv4.tcp_sk, cpu) = sk;
-	}
+	int cnt;
 
 	net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_ecn = 2;
 	net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_ecn_fallback = 1;
@@ -3221,10 +3200,6 @@ static int __net_init tcp_sk_init(struct net *net)
 		net->ipv4.tcp_congestion_control = &tcp_reno;
 
 	return 0;
-fail:
-	tcp_sk_exit(net);
-
-	return res;
 }
 
 static void __net_exit tcp_sk_exit_batch(struct list_head *net_exit_list)
@@ -3318,6 +3293,24 @@ static void __init bpf_iter_register(void)
 
 void __init tcp_v4_init(void)
 {
+	int cpu, res;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		struct sock *sk;
+
+		res = inet_ctl_sock_create(&sk, PF_INET, SOCK_RAW,
+					   IPPROTO_TCP, &init_net);
+		if (res)
+			panic("Failed to create the TCP control socket.\n");
+		sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_USE_WRITE_QUEUE);
+
+		/* Please enforce IP_DF and IPID==0 for RST and
+		 * ACK sent in SYN-RECV and TIME-WAIT state.
+		 */
+		inet_sk(sk)->pmtudisc = IP_PMTUDISC_DO;
+
+		per_cpu(ipv4_tcp_sk, cpu) = sk;
+	}
 	if (register_pernet_subsys(&tcp_sk_ops))
 		panic("Failed to create the TCP control socket.\n");