diff --git a/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h b/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
index a3f076befa4f..2f1f8c3efb26 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
@@ -287,6 +287,14 @@ static inline int inet_csk_reqsk_queue_is_full(const struct sock *sk)
 void inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req);
 void inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop_and_put(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req);
 
+static inline void inet_csk_prepare_for_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	/* The below has to be done to allow calling inet_csk_destroy_sock */
+	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD);
+	percpu_counter_inc(sk->sk_prot->orphan_count);
+	inet_sk(sk)->inet_num = 0;
+}
+
 void inet_csk_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk);
 void inet_csk_prepare_forced_close(struct sock *sk);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 5f34eb951627..d6faf3702824 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -896,11 +896,7 @@ void inet_csk_prepare_forced_close(struct sock *sk)
 	/* sk_clone_lock locked the socket and set refcnt to 2 */
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
-
-	/* The below has to be done to allow calling inet_csk_destroy_sock */
-	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD);
-	percpu_counter_inc(sk->sk_prot->orphan_count);
-	inet_sk(sk)->inet_num = 0;
+	inet_csk_prepare_for_destroy_sock(sk);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_csk_prepare_forced_close);