diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 5aea911..8d1b2bc 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -680,16 +680,13 @@ static int sctp_ctl_sock_init(void)
 	else
 		family = PF_INET;
 
-	err = sock_create_kern(family, SOCK_SEQPACKET, IPPROTO_SCTP,
-			       &sctp_ctl_socket);
+	err = inet_csk_ctl_sock_create(&sctp_ctl_socket, 
+				       family, SOCK_SEQPACKET, IPPROTO_SCTP);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 		       "SCTP: Failed to create the SCTP control socket.\n");
 		return err;
 	}
-	sctp_ctl_socket->sk->sk_allocation = GFP_ATOMIC;
-	inet_sk(sctp_ctl_socket->sk)->uc_ttl = -1;
-
 	return 0;
 }