diff --git a/include/linux/ipv6.h b/include/linux/ipv6.h
index 10b666b..cde056e 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipv6.h
@@ -396,8 +396,10 @@
 {
 	struct request_sock *req = reqsk_alloc(ops);
 
-	if (req != NULL)
+	if (req != NULL) {
 		inet_rsk(req)->inet6_rsk_offset = inet6_rsk_offset(req);
+		inet6_rsk(req)->pktopts = NULL;
+	}
 
 	return req;
 }
diff --git a/include/net/inet_sock.h b/include/net/inet_sock.h
index a42cd63..9fabe5b 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_sock.h
@@ -197,4 +197,14 @@
 	return skb->rtable->rt_iif;
 }
 
+static inline struct request_sock *inet_reqsk_alloc(struct request_sock_ops *ops)
+{
+	struct request_sock *req = reqsk_alloc(ops);
+
+	if (req != NULL)
+		inet_rsk(req)->opt = NULL;
+
+	return req;
+}
+
 #endif	/* _INET_SOCK_H */
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index c22a378..37d27bc 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@
 	if (sk_acceptq_is_full(sk) && inet_csk_reqsk_queue_young(sk) > 1)
 		goto drop;
 
-	req = reqsk_alloc(&dccp_request_sock_ops);
+	req = inet_reqsk_alloc(&dccp_request_sock_ops);
 	if (req == NULL)
 		goto drop;
 
@@ -605,7 +605,6 @@
 	ireq = inet_rsk(req);
 	ireq->loc_addr = ip_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 	ireq->rmt_addr = ip_hdr(skb)->saddr;
-	ireq->opt	= NULL;
 
 	/*
 	 * Step 3: Process LISTEN state
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 9b1129b..f7fe2a5 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@
 	ireq6 = inet6_rsk(req);
 	ipv6_addr_copy(&ireq6->rmt_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
 	ipv6_addr_copy(&ireq6->loc_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
-	ireq6->pktopts	= NULL;
 
 	if (ipv6_opt_accepted(sk, skb) ||
 	    np->rxopt.bits.rxinfo || np->rxopt.bits.rxoinfo ||
diff --git a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
index 73ba989..d182a2a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 		cookie_check_timestamp(&tcp_opt);
 
 	ret = NULL;
-	req = reqsk_alloc(&tcp_request_sock_ops); /* for safety */
+	req = inet_reqsk_alloc(&tcp_request_sock_ops); /* for safety */
 	if (!req)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@
 	ireq->rmt_port		= th->source;
 	ireq->loc_addr		= ip_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 	ireq->rmt_addr		= ip_hdr(skb)->saddr;
-	ireq->opt		= NULL;
 	ireq->snd_wscale	= tcp_opt.snd_wscale;
 	ireq->rcv_wscale	= tcp_opt.rcv_wscale;
 	ireq->sack_ok		= tcp_opt.sack_ok;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index cd601a8..4f8485c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@
 	if (sk_acceptq_is_full(sk) && inet_csk_reqsk_queue_young(sk) > 1)
 		goto drop;
 
-	req = reqsk_alloc(&tcp_request_sock_ops);
+	req = inet_reqsk_alloc(&tcp_request_sock_ops);
 	if (!req)
 		goto drop;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
index 938ce4e..3ecc115 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@
 	ireq = inet_rsk(req);
 	ireq6 = inet6_rsk(req);
 	treq = tcp_rsk(req);
-	ireq6->pktopts = NULL;
 
 	if (security_inet_conn_request(sk, skb, req)) {
 		reqsk_free(req);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 715965f..cb46749 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1299,7 +1299,6 @@
 	treq = inet6_rsk(req);
 	ipv6_addr_copy(&treq->rmt_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
 	ipv6_addr_copy(&treq->loc_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
-	treq->pktopts = NULL;
 	if (!want_cookie)
 		TCP_ECN_create_request(req, tcp_hdr(skb));