diff --git a/include/net/inet_common.h b/include/net/inet_common.h
index 8e97de700991..f50a644d87a9 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_common.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_common.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ int inet_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
 		 int flags);
 int inet_shutdown(struct socket *sock, int how);
 int inet_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog);
+int __inet_listen_sk(struct sock *sk, int backlog);
 void inet_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk);
 int inet_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len);
 int inet_bind_sk(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 2fd23437c1d2..c59da65f19d2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -187,24 +187,13 @@ static int inet_autobind(struct sock *sk)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- *	Move a socket into listening state.
- */
-int inet_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
+int __inet_listen_sk(struct sock *sk, int backlog)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
-	unsigned char old_state;
+	unsigned char old_state = sk->sk_state;
 	int err, tcp_fastopen;
 
-	lock_sock(sk);
-
-	err = -EINVAL;
-	if (sock->state != SS_UNCONNECTED || sock->type != SOCK_STREAM)
-		goto out;
-
-	old_state = sk->sk_state;
 	if (!((1 << old_state) & (TCPF_CLOSE | TCPF_LISTEN)))
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_max_ack_backlog, backlog);
 	/* Really, if the socket is already in listen state
@@ -227,10 +216,27 @@ int inet_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 
 		err = inet_csk_listen_start(sk);
 		if (err)
-			goto out;
+			return err;
+
 		tcp_call_bpf(sk, BPF_SOCK_OPS_TCP_LISTEN_CB, 0, NULL);
 	}
-	err = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ *	Move a socket into listening state.
+ */
+int inet_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
+{
+	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
+	int err = -EINVAL;
+
+	lock_sock(sk);
+
+	if (sock->state != SS_UNCONNECTED || sock->type != SOCK_STREAM)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = __inet_listen_sk(sk, backlog);
 
 out:
 	release_sock(sk);