diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 3ac3a80dbead..af856f01cc8f 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1560,6 +1560,7 @@ struct sock *sk_clone_lock(const struct sock *sk, const gfp_t priority)
 		}
 
 		newsk->sk_err	   = 0;
+		newsk->sk_err_soft = 0;
 		newsk->sk_priority = 0;
 		/*
 		 * Before updating sk_refcnt, we must commit prior changes to memory