diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index ebb74c1715f..e6846a5ef3a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ void ping_unhash(struct sock *sk)
 	if (sk_hashed(sk)) {
 		write_lock_bh(&ping_table.lock);
 		hlist_nulls_del(&sk->sk_nulls_node);
+		sk_nulls_node_init(&sk->sk_nulls_node);
 		sock_put(sk);
 		isk->inet_num = 0;
 		isk->inet_sport = 0;