diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index 3f820c3a5766..c6cff9a247ab 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ void ping_unhash(struct sock *sk)
 	if (sk_hashed(sk)) {
 		write_lock_bh(&ping_table.lock);
 		hlist_nulls_del(&sk->sk_nulls_node);
+		sk_nulls_node_init(&sk->sk_nulls_node);
 		sock_put(sk);
 		isk->inet_num = isk->inet_sport = 0;
 		sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, -1);