diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 3d0ace7ca017..103a7909cb1a 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -772,19 +772,12 @@ static void update_peercred(struct sock *sk)
 
 static void copy_peercred(struct sock *sk, struct sock *peersk)
 {
-	if (sk < peersk) {
-		spin_lock(&sk->sk_peer_lock);
-		spin_lock_nested(&peersk->sk_peer_lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
-	} else {
-		spin_lock(&peersk->sk_peer_lock);
-		spin_lock_nested(&sk->sk_peer_lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
-	}
+	lockdep_assert_held(&unix_sk(peersk)->lock);
 
-	sk->sk_peer_pid  = get_pid(peersk->sk_peer_pid);
+	spin_lock(&sk->sk_peer_lock);
+	sk->sk_peer_pid = get_pid(peersk->sk_peer_pid);
 	sk->sk_peer_cred = get_cred(peersk->sk_peer_cred);
-
 	spin_unlock(&sk->sk_peer_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&peersk->sk_peer_lock);
 }
 
 static int unix_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)