diff --git a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
index 643a86c..ba0dcff 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #include <net/tcp.h>
 #include <net/route.h>
 
-extern int sysctl_tcp_syncookies;
-
 static u32 syncookie_secret[2][16-4+SHA_DIGEST_WORDS] __read_mostly;
 
 #define COOKIEBITS 24	/* Upper bits store count */
@@ -307,7 +305,7 @@
 	__u8 rcv_wscale;
 	struct flowi4 fl4;
 
-	if (!sysctl_tcp_syncookies || !th->ack || th->rst)
+	if (!sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_syncookies || !th->ack || th->rst)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (tcp_synq_no_recent_overflow(sk))
diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index bb682e3..d801425 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -341,15 +341,6 @@
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_jiffies,
 	},
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES
-	{
-		.procname	= "tcp_syncookies",
-		.data		= &sysctl_tcp_syncookies,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
-	},
-#endif
 	{
 		.procname	= "tcp_fastopen",
 		.data		= &sysctl_tcp_fastopen,
@@ -960,6 +951,15 @@
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
 	},
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES
+	{
+		.procname	= "tcp_syncookies",
+		.data		= &init_net.ipv4.sysctl_tcp_syncookies,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
+	},
+#endif
 	{ }
 };
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 596c1cb..b17aba4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -6163,9 +6163,10 @@
 	struct request_sock_queue *queue = &inet_csk(sk)->icsk_accept_queue;
 	const char *msg = "Dropping request";
 	bool want_cookie = false;
+	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES
-	if (sysctl_tcp_syncookies) {
+	if (net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_syncookies) {
 		msg = "Sending cookies";
 		want_cookie = true;
 		NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPREQQFULLDOCOOKIES);
@@ -6174,7 +6175,7 @@
 		NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPREQQFULLDROP);
 
 	if (!queue->synflood_warned &&
-	    sysctl_tcp_syncookies != 2 &&
+	    net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_syncookies != 2 &&
 	    xchg(&queue->synflood_warned, 1) == 0)
 		pr_info("%s: Possible SYN flooding on port %d. %s.  Check SNMP counters.\n",
 			proto, ntohs(tcp_hdr(skb)->dest), msg);
@@ -6207,6 +6208,7 @@
 	__u32 isn = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_tw_isn;
 	struct tcp_options_received tmp_opt;
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
+	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
 	struct sock *fastopen_sk = NULL;
 	struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
 	struct request_sock *req;
@@ -6217,7 +6219,7 @@
 	 * limitations, they conserve resources and peer is
 	 * evidently real one.
 	 */
-	if ((sysctl_tcp_syncookies == 2 ||
+	if ((net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_syncookies == 2 ||
 	     inet_csk_reqsk_queue_is_full(sk)) && !isn) {
 		want_cookie = tcp_syn_flood_action(sk, skb, rsk_ops->slab_name);
 		if (!want_cookie)
@@ -6283,7 +6285,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 		/* Kill the following clause, if you dislike this way. */
-		else if (!sysctl_tcp_syncookies &&
+		else if (!net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_syncookies &&
 			 (sysctl_max_syn_backlog - inet_csk_reqsk_queue_len(sk) <
 			  (sysctl_max_syn_backlog >> 2)) &&
 			 !tcp_peer_is_proven(req, dst, false,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 3146279..98313d1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -860,7 +860,6 @@
 	kfree(inet_rsk(req)->opt);
 }
 
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG
 /*
  * RFC2385 MD5 checksumming requires a mapping of
@@ -2391,6 +2390,8 @@
 	net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_syn_retries = TCP_SYN_RETRIES;
 	net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_synack_retries = TCP_SYNACK_RETRIES;
 
+	net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_syncookies = 0;
+
 	return 0;
 fail:
 	tcp_sk_exit(net);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index 75632a9..fadd8b9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 #include <net/inet_common.h>
 #include <net/xfrm.h>
 
-int sysctl_tcp_syncookies __read_mostly = 1;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(sysctl_tcp_syncookies);
-
 int sysctl_tcp_abort_on_overflow __read_mostly;
 
 struct inet_timewait_death_row tcp_death_row = {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
index 2906ef2..0e393ff 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
 	__u8 rcv_wscale;
 
-	if (!sysctl_tcp_syncookies || !th->ack || th->rst)
+	if (!sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_syncookies || !th->ack || th->rst)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (tcp_synq_no_recent_overflow(sk))