diff --git a/include/linux/net.h b/include/linux/net.h
index 0b4ac7d..49175e4 100644
--- a/include/linux/net.h
+++ b/include/linux/net.h
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@
 int sock_create(int family, int type, int proto, struct socket **res);
 int sock_create_kern(struct net *net, int family, int type, int proto, struct socket **res);
 int sock_create_lite(int family, int type, int proto, struct socket **res);
+struct socket *sock_alloc(void);
 void sock_release(struct socket *sock);
 int sock_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg);
 int sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,