diff --git a/include/net/net_namespace.h b/include/net/net_namespace.h
index 71abc8d79178..09e30bdc7876 100644
--- a/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ b/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct net_device;
 struct sock;
 struct ctl_table_header;
 struct net_generic;
-struct sock;
+struct uevent_sock;
 struct netns_ipvs;
 
 
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ struct net {
 	struct sock 		*rtnl;			/* rtnetlink socket */
 	struct sock		*genl_sock;
 
+	struct uevent_sock	*uevent_sock;		/* uevent socket */
+
 	struct list_head 	dev_base_head;
 	struct hlist_head 	*dev_name_head;
 	struct hlist_head	*dev_index_head;
diff --git a/lib/kobject_uevent.c b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
index 9539d7ab3ea8..54cfbaeb3a4e 100644
--- a/lib/kobject_uevent.c
+++ b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ u64 uevent_seqnum;
 #ifdef CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER
 char uevent_helper[UEVENT_HELPER_PATH_LEN] = CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH;
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET
+
 struct uevent_sock {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct sock *sk;
 };
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET
 static LIST_HEAD(uevent_sock_list);
 #endif
 
@@ -621,6 +623,9 @@ static int uevent_net_init(struct net *net)
 		kfree(ue_sk);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
+
+	net->uevent_sock = ue_sk;
+
 	mutex_lock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
 	list_add_tail(&ue_sk->list, &uevent_sock_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
@@ -629,17 +634,9 @@ static int uevent_net_init(struct net *net)
 
 static void uevent_net_exit(struct net *net)
 {
-	struct uevent_sock *ue_sk;
+	struct uevent_sock *ue_sk = net->uevent_sock;
 
 	mutex_lock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry(ue_sk, &uevent_sock_list, list) {
-		if (sock_net(ue_sk->sk) == net)
-			goto found;
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
-	return;
-
-found:
 	list_del(&ue_sk->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&uevent_sock_mutex);