diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index 9382db998ec9..4813d0e0cd9b 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ static int tcp_accept_from_sock(struct connection *con)
 	mutex_unlock(&connections_lock);
 
 	memset(&peeraddr, 0, sizeof(peeraddr));
-	result = sock_create_kern(&init_net, dlm_local_addr[0]->ss_family,
+	result = sock_create_lite(dlm_local_addr[0]->ss_family,
 				  SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP, &newsock);
 	if (result < 0)
 		return -ENOMEM;