diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index d8d98d5..217fb7f 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@
 	newsk->sk_type		= sk->sk_type;
 	init_peercred(newsk);
 	newu = unix_sk(newsk);
-	newsk->sk_wq		= &newu->peer_wq;
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(newsk->sk_wq, &newu->peer_wq);
 	otheru = unix_sk(other);
 
 	/* copy address information from listening to new sock*/