diff --git a/net/dccp/proto.c b/net/dccp/proto.c
index 43733accf58e..658cd32bb7b3 100644
--- a/net/dccp/proto.c
+++ b/net/dccp/proto.c
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ int inet_dccp_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 	if (!((1 << old_state) & (DCCPF_CLOSED | DCCPF_LISTEN)))
 		goto out;
 
+	sk->sk_max_ack_backlog = backlog;
 	/* Really, if the socket is already in listen state
 	 * we can only allow the backlog to be adjusted.
 	 */
@@ -960,7 +961,6 @@ int inet_dccp_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 	}
-	sk->sk_max_ack_backlog = backlog;
 	err = 0;
 
 out:
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 07749c5b0a50..326c422c22f8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ int inet_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 	if (!((1 << old_state) & (TCPF_CLOSE | TCPF_LISTEN)))
 		goto out;
 
+	sk->sk_max_ack_backlog = backlog;
 	/* Really, if the socket is already in listen state
 	 * we can only allow the backlog to be adjusted.
 	 */
@@ -231,7 +232,6 @@ int inet_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 			goto out;
 		tcp_call_bpf(sk, BPF_SOCK_OPS_TCP_LISTEN_CB, 0, NULL);
 	}
-	sk->sk_max_ack_backlog = backlog;
 	err = 0;
 
 out:
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 5c63449130d9..6ea523d71947 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -881,7 +881,6 @@ int inet_csk_listen_start(struct sock *sk, int backlog)
 
 	reqsk_queue_alloc(&icsk->icsk_accept_queue);
 
-	sk->sk_max_ack_backlog = backlog;
 	sk->sk_ack_backlog = 0;
 	inet_csk_delack_init(sk);