diff --git a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
index 2adb92b8c469..1dd362326c0a 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
@@ -887,9 +887,6 @@ int smc_pnet_net_init(struct net *net)
 
 	smc_pnet_create_pnetids_list(net);
 
-	/* disable handshake limitation by default */
-	net->smc.limit_smc_hs = 0;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_sysctl.c b/net/smc/smc_sysctl.c
index 13f2bc092db1..2fab6456f765 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_sysctl.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_sysctl.c
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ static struct ctl_table smc_table[] = {
 		.extra1		= &conns_per_lgr_min,
 		.extra2		= &conns_per_lgr_max,
 	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "limit_smc_hs",
+		.data		= &init_net.smc.limit_smc_hs,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
+	},
 };
 
 int __net_init smc_sysctl_net_init(struct net *net)
@@ -121,6 +130,8 @@ int __net_init smc_sysctl_net_init(struct net *net)
 	WRITE_ONCE(net->smc.sysctl_rmem, net_smc_rmem_init);
 	net->smc.sysctl_max_links_per_lgr = SMC_LINKS_PER_LGR_MAX_PREFER;
 	net->smc.sysctl_max_conns_per_lgr = SMC_CONN_PER_LGR_PREFER;
+	/* disable handshake limitation by default */
+	net->smc.limit_smc_hs = 0;
 
 	return 0;