diff --git a/net/smc/smc.h b/net/smc/smc.h
index 78ae10d06ed2e..cc59d0f03e261 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc.h
@@ -283,7 +283,10 @@ struct smc_connection {
 };
 
 struct smc_sock {				/* smc sock container */
-	struct sock		sk;
+	union {
+		struct sock		sk;
+		struct inet_sock	icsk_inet;
+	};
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 	struct ipv6_pinfo	*pinet6;
 #endif