diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 00403175b740..5e7560417ec7 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -409,13 +409,13 @@ void smc_sk_init(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, int protocol)
 				      "sk_lock-AF_SMC", &smc_key);
 	spin_lock_init(&smc->accept_q_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&smc->conn.send_lock);
-	sk->sk_prot->hash(sk);
 	mutex_init(&smc->clcsock_release_lock);
 	smc_init_saved_callbacks(smc);
 	smc->limit_smc_hs = net->smc.limit_smc_hs;
 	smc->use_fallback = false; /* assume rdma capability first */
 	smc->fallback_rsn = 0;
 	smc_close_init(smc);
+	sk->sk_prot->hash(sk);
 }

 static struct sock *smc_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,