diff --git a/include/linux/socket.h b/include/linux/socket.h
index fab4d0d..c9852ef 100644
--- a/include/linux/socket.h
+++ b/include/linux/socket.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 	void		*msg_control;	/* ancillary data */
 	__kernel_size_t	msg_controllen;	/* ancillary data buffer length */
 	unsigned int	msg_flags;	/* flags on received message */
+	struct kiocb	*msg_iocb;	/* ptr to iocb for async requests */
 };
  
 struct user_msghdr {
diff --git a/net/compat.c b/net/compat.c
index 13c0c9a..c4b6b0f 100644
--- a/net/compat.c
+++ b/net/compat.c
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
 	if (nr_segs > UIO_MAXIOV)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
+	kmsg->msg_iocb = NULL;
+
 	err = compat_rw_copy_check_uvector(save_addr ? READ : WRITE,
 					   compat_ptr(uiov), nr_segs,
 					   UIO_FASTIOV, *iov, iov);
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 3e77677..073809f 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -798,7 +798,8 @@
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct socket *sock = file->private_data;
-	struct msghdr msg = {.msg_iter = *to};
+	struct msghdr msg = {.msg_iter = *to,
+			     .msg_iocb = iocb};
 	ssize_t res;
 
 	if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
@@ -819,7 +820,8 @@
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct socket *sock = file->private_data;
-	struct msghdr msg = {.msg_iter = *from};
+	struct msghdr msg = {.msg_iter = *from,
+			     .msg_iocb = iocb};
 	ssize_t res;
 
 	if (iocb->ki_pos != 0)
@@ -1894,6 +1896,8 @@
 	if (nr_segs > UIO_MAXIOV)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
+	kmsg->msg_iocb = NULL;
+
 	err = rw_copy_check_uvector(save_addr ? READ : WRITE,
 				    uiov, nr_segs,
 				    UIO_FASTIOV, *iov, iov);