diff --git a/include/net/inet_sock.h b/include/net/inet_sock.h
index 1035525a4c11..16a1492a5bd3 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_sock.h
@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@ static inline int inet_request_bound_dev_if(const struct sock *sk,
 	return sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
 }
 
-static inline struct ip_options_rcu *ireq_opt_deref(const struct inet_request_sock *ireq)
-{
-	return rcu_dereference(ireq->ireq_opt);
-}
-
 struct inet_cork {
 	unsigned int		flags;
 	__be32			addr;
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index b08feb219b44..8e08cea6f178 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -493,9 +493,11 @@ static int dccp_v4_send_response(const struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req
 
 		dh->dccph_checksum = dccp_v4_csum_finish(skb, ireq->ir_loc_addr,
 							      ireq->ir_rmt_addr);
+		rcu_read_lock();
 		err = ip_build_and_send_pkt(skb, sk, ireq->ir_loc_addr,
 					    ireq->ir_rmt_addr,
-					    ireq_opt_deref(ireq));
+					    rcu_dereference(ireq->ireq_opt));
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		err = net_xmit_eval(err);
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 0cc08c512202..9d6b172caf6c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -542,7 +542,8 @@ struct dst_entry *inet_csk_route_req(const struct sock *sk,
 	struct ip_options_rcu *opt;
 	struct rtable *rt;
 
-	opt = ireq_opt_deref(ireq);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	opt = rcu_dereference(ireq->ireq_opt);
 
 	flowi4_init_output(fl4, ireq->ir_iif, ireq->ir_mark,
 			   RT_CONN_FLAGS(sk), RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE,
@@ -556,11 +557,13 @@ struct dst_entry *inet_csk_route_req(const struct sock *sk,
 		goto no_route;
 	if (opt && opt->opt.is_strictroute && rt->rt_uses_gateway)
 		goto route_err;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return &rt->dst;
 
 route_err:
 	ip_rt_put(rt);
 no_route:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	__IP_INC_STATS(net, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTNOROUTES);
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 0e1a670dabd9..31b34c0c2d5f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -875,9 +875,11 @@ static int tcp_v4_send_synack(const struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst,
 	if (skb) {
 		__tcp_v4_send_check(skb, ireq->ir_loc_addr, ireq->ir_rmt_addr);
 
+		rcu_read_lock();
 		err = ip_build_and_send_pkt(skb, sk, ireq->ir_loc_addr,
 					    ireq->ir_rmt_addr,
-					    ireq_opt_deref(ireq));
+					    rcu_dereference(ireq->ireq_opt));
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		err = net_xmit_eval(err);
 	}