diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 4e82745d336f..777306b5bc22 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -1595,6 +1595,8 @@ struct sock *tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		tcp_move_syn(newtp, req);
 		ireq->ireq_opt = NULL;
 	} else {
+		newinet->inet_opt = NULL;
+
 		if (!req_unhash && found_dup_sk) {
 			/* This code path should only be executed in the
 			 * syncookie case only
@@ -1602,8 +1604,6 @@ struct sock *tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			bh_unlock_sock(newsk);
 			sock_put(newsk);
 			newsk = NULL;
-		} else {
-			newinet->inet_opt = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 	return newsk;