diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index d334678..7da10b8 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -245,6 +245,13 @@
 	  Cgroup subsystem for use in assigning processes to network priorities on
 	  a per-interface basis
 
+config CGROUP_NET_CLASSID
+	boolean "Network classid cgroup"
+	depends on CGROUPS
+	---help---
+	  Cgroup subsystem for use as general purpose socket classid marker that is
+	  being used in cls_cgroup and for netfilter matching.
+
 config NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
 	boolean
 	default y
diff --git a/net/core/Makefile b/net/core/Makefile
index b33b996..4839a27 100644
--- a/net/core/Makefile
+++ b/net/core/Makefile
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DROP_MONITOR) += drop_monitor.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING) += timestamping.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NETPRIO_CGROUP) += netprio_cgroup.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CGROUP_NET_CLASSID) += netclassid_cgroup.o
diff --git a/net/core/netclassid_cgroup.c b/net/core/netclassid_cgroup.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..719efd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/core/netclassid_cgroup.c
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/*
+ * net/core/netclassid_cgroup.c	Classid Cgroupfs Handling
+ *
+ *		This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *		modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ *		as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
+ *		2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Authors:	Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/cgroup.h>
+#include <linux/fdtable.h>
+#include <net/cls_cgroup.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
+
+static inline struct cgroup_cls_state *css_cls_state(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
+{
+	return css ? container_of(css, struct cgroup_cls_state, css) : NULL;
+}
+
+struct cgroup_cls_state *task_cls_state(struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	return css_cls_state(task_css(p, net_cls_subsys_id));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(task_cls_state);
+
+static struct cgroup_subsys_state *
+cgrp_css_alloc(struct cgroup_subsys_state *parent_css)
+{
+	struct cgroup_cls_state *cs;
+
+	cs = kzalloc(sizeof(*cs), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cs)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	return &cs->css;
+}
+
+static int cgrp_css_online(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
+{
+	struct cgroup_cls_state *cs = css_cls_state(css);
+	struct cgroup_cls_state *parent = css_cls_state(css_parent(css));
+
+	if (parent)
+		cs->classid = parent->classid;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void cgrp_css_free(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
+{
+	kfree(css_cls_state(css));
+}
+
+static int update_classid(const void *v, struct file *file, unsigned n)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct socket *sock = sock_from_file(file, &err);
+
+	if (sock)
+		sock->sk->sk_classid = (u32)(unsigned long)v;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void cgrp_attach(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css,
+			struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
+{
+	struct cgroup_cls_state *cs = css_cls_state(css);
+	void *v = (void *)(unsigned long)cs->classid;
+	struct task_struct *p;
+
+	cgroup_taskset_for_each(p, css, tset) {
+		task_lock(p);
+		iterate_fd(p->files, 0, update_classid, v);
+		task_unlock(p);
+	}
+}
+
+static u64 read_classid(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css, struct cftype *cft)
+{
+	return css_cls_state(css)->classid;
+}
+
+static int write_classid(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css, struct cftype *cft,
+			 u64 value)
+{
+	css_cls_state(css)->classid = (u32) value;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct cftype ss_files[] = {
+	{
+		.name		= "classid",
+		.read_u64	= read_classid,
+		.write_u64	= write_classid,
+	},
+	{ }	/* terminate */
+};
+
+struct cgroup_subsys net_cls_subsys = {
+	.name			= "net_cls",
+	.css_alloc		= cgrp_css_alloc,
+	.css_online		= cgrp_css_online,
+	.css_free		= cgrp_css_free,
+	.attach			= cgrp_attach,
+	.subsys_id		= net_cls_subsys_id,
+	.base_cftypes		= ss_files,
+	.module			= THIS_MODULE,
+};
+
+static int __init init_netclassid_cgroup(void)
+{
+	return cgroup_load_subsys(&net_cls_subsys);
+}
+__initcall(init_netclassid_cgroup);
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index ab20ed9..3f15072 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1308,18 +1308,6 @@
 	module_put(owner);
 }
 
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_CLS_CGROUP)
-void sock_update_classid(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	u32 classid;
-
-	classid = task_cls_classid(current);
-	if (classid != sk->sk_classid)
-		sk->sk_classid = classid;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_update_classid);
-#endif
-
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NETPRIO_CGROUP)
 void sock_update_netprioidx(struct sock *sk)
 {
diff --git a/net/sched/Kconfig b/net/sched/Kconfig
index ad1f1d8..f711a47 100644
--- a/net/sched/Kconfig
+++ b/net/sched/Kconfig
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@
 config NET_CLS_CGROUP
 	tristate "Control Group Classifier"
 	select NET_CLS
+	select CGROUP_NET_CLASSID
 	depends on CGROUPS
 	---help---
 	  Say Y here if you want to classify packets based on the control
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c b/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
index 16006c9..838fa40 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
@@ -11,109 +11,13 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/string.h>
-#include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
-#include <linux/cgroup.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
-#include <linux/fdtable.h>
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <net/pkt_cls.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <net/cls_cgroup.h>
 
-static inline struct cgroup_cls_state *css_cls_state(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
-{
-	return css ? container_of(css, struct cgroup_cls_state, css) : NULL;
-}
-
-static inline struct cgroup_cls_state *task_cls_state(struct task_struct *p)
-{
-	return css_cls_state(task_css(p, net_cls_subsys_id));
-}
-
-static struct cgroup_subsys_state *
-cgrp_css_alloc(struct cgroup_subsys_state *parent_css)
-{
-	struct cgroup_cls_state *cs;
-
-	cs = kzalloc(sizeof(*cs), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!cs)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	return &cs->css;
-}
-
-static int cgrp_css_online(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
-{
-	struct cgroup_cls_state *cs = css_cls_state(css);
-	struct cgroup_cls_state *parent = css_cls_state(css_parent(css));
-
-	if (parent)
-		cs->classid = parent->classid;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void cgrp_css_free(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
-{
-	kfree(css_cls_state(css));
-}
-
-static int update_classid(const void *v, struct file *file, unsigned n)
-{
-	int err;
-	struct socket *sock = sock_from_file(file, &err);
-	if (sock)
-		sock->sk->sk_classid = (u32)(unsigned long)v;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void cgrp_attach(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css,
-			struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
-{
-	struct task_struct *p;
-	struct cgroup_cls_state *cs = css_cls_state(css);
-	void *v = (void *)(unsigned long)cs->classid;
-
-	cgroup_taskset_for_each(p, css, tset) {
-		task_lock(p);
-		iterate_fd(p->files, 0, update_classid, v);
-		task_unlock(p);
-	}
-}
-
-static u64 read_classid(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css, struct cftype *cft)
-{
-	return css_cls_state(css)->classid;
-}
-
-static int write_classid(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css, struct cftype *cft,
-			 u64 value)
-{
-	css_cls_state(css)->classid = (u32) value;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static struct cftype ss_files[] = {
-	{
-		.name = "classid",
-		.read_u64 = read_classid,
-		.write_u64 = write_classid,
-	},
-	{ }	/* terminate */
-};
-
-struct cgroup_subsys net_cls_subsys = {
-	.name		= "net_cls",
-	.css_alloc	= cgrp_css_alloc,
-	.css_online	= cgrp_css_online,
-	.css_free	= cgrp_css_free,
-	.attach		= cgrp_attach,
-	.subsys_id	= net_cls_subsys_id,
-	.base_cftypes	= ss_files,
-	.module		= THIS_MODULE,
-};
-
 struct cls_cgroup_head {
 	u32			handle;
 	struct tcf_exts		exts;
@@ -309,25 +213,12 @@
 
 static int __init init_cgroup_cls(void)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = cgroup_load_subsys(&net_cls_subsys);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
-	ret = register_tcf_proto_ops(&cls_cgroup_ops);
-	if (ret)
-		cgroup_unload_subsys(&net_cls_subsys);
-
-out:
-	return ret;
+	return register_tcf_proto_ops(&cls_cgroup_ops);
 }
 
 static void __exit exit_cgroup_cls(void)
 {
 	unregister_tcf_proto_ops(&cls_cgroup_ops);
-
-	cgroup_unload_subsys(&net_cls_subsys);
 }
 
 module_init(init_cgroup_cls);