diff --git a/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h b/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
index ba1d361..1832927 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_connection_sock.h
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@
 				       const unsigned long max_rto);
 
 extern void inet_csk_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk);
+extern void inet_csk_prepare_forced_close(struct sock *sk);
 
 /*
  * LISTEN is a special case for poll..
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index 176ecdb..4f9f5eb 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@
 	NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_LISTENDROPS);
 	return NULL;
 put_and_exit:
-	bh_unlock_sock(newsk);
-	sock_put(newsk);
+	inet_csk_prepare_forced_close(newsk);
+	dccp_done(newsk);
 	goto exit;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 56840b2..6e05981 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -585,7 +585,8 @@
 	newinet->inet_rcv_saddr = LOOPBACK4_IPV6;
 
 	if (__inet_inherit_port(sk, newsk) < 0) {
-		sock_put(newsk);
+		inet_csk_prepare_forced_close(newsk);
+		dccp_done(newsk);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	__inet6_hash(newsk, NULL);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 2026542..d0670f0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -710,6 +710,22 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_csk_destroy_sock);
 
+/* This function allows to force a closure of a socket after the call to
+ * tcp/dccp_create_openreq_child().
+ */
+void inet_csk_prepare_forced_close(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	/* sk_clone_lock locked the socket and set refcnt to 2 */
+	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
+	sock_put(sk);
+
+	/* The below has to be done to allow calling inet_csk_destroy_sock */
+	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD);
+	percpu_counter_inc(sk->sk_prot->orphan_count);
+	inet_sk(sk)->inet_num = 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_csk_prepare_forced_close);
+
 int inet_csk_listen_start(struct sock *sk, const int nr_table_entries)
 {
 	struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 1ed2307..54139fa 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -1767,10 +1767,8 @@
 	NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_LISTENDROPS);
 	return NULL;
 put_and_exit:
-	tcp_clear_xmit_timers(newsk);
-	tcp_cleanup_congestion_control(newsk);
-	bh_unlock_sock(newsk);
-	sock_put(newsk);
+	inet_csk_prepare_forced_close(newsk);
+	tcp_done(newsk);
 	goto exit;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 6565cf5..93825dd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1288,7 +1288,8 @@
 #endif
 
 	if (__inet_inherit_port(sk, newsk) < 0) {
-		sock_put(newsk);
+		inet_csk_prepare_forced_close(newsk);
+		tcp_done(newsk);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	__inet6_hash(newsk, NULL);