diff --git a/include/linux/net.h b/include/linux/net.h
index dee0b11a87590b..16faa130088c29 100644
--- a/include/linux/net.h
+++ b/include/linux/net.h
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ enum {
 extern int	     sock_wake_async(struct socket *sk, int how, int band);
 extern int	     sock_register(const struct net_proto_family *fam);
 extern void	     sock_unregister(int family);
+extern int	     __sock_create(struct net *net, int family, int type, int proto,
+				 struct socket **res, int kern);
 extern int	     sock_create(int family, int type, int proto,
 				 struct socket **res);
 extern int	     sock_create_kern(int family, int type, int proto,
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 2270b941bcc76e..0c37b0037b979e 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ int sock_wake_async(struct socket *sock, int how, int band)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_wake_async);
 
-static int __sock_create(struct net *net, int family, int type, int protocol,
+int __sock_create(struct net *net, int family, int type, int protocol,
 			 struct socket **res, int kern)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -1256,6 +1256,7 @@ static int __sock_create(struct net *net, int family, int type, int protocol,
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	goto out_sock_release;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sock_create);
 
 int sock_create(int family, int type, int protocol, struct socket **res)
 {