diff --git a/net/unix/sysctl_net_unix.c b/net/unix/sysctl_net_unix.c
index 01d44e2598e2..3f1fdffd6092 100644
--- a/net/unix/sysctl_net_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/sysctl_net_unix.c
@@ -26,11 +26,16 @@ int __net_init unix_sysctl_register(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct ctl_table *table;
 
-	table = kmemdup(unix_table, sizeof(unix_table), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (table == NULL)
-		goto err_alloc;
+	if (net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
+		table = unix_table;
+	} else {
+		table = kmemdup(unix_table, sizeof(unix_table), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!table)
+			goto err_alloc;
+
+		table[0].data = &net->unx.sysctl_max_dgram_qlen;
+	}
 
-	table[0].data = &net->unx.sysctl_max_dgram_qlen;
 	net->unx.ctl = register_net_sysctl(net, "net/unix", table);
 	if (net->unx.ctl == NULL)
 		goto err_reg;
@@ -38,7 +43,8 @@ int __net_init unix_sysctl_register(struct net *net)
 	return 0;
 
 err_reg:
-	kfree(table);
+	if (net_eq(net, &init_net))
+		kfree(table);
 err_alloc:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
@@ -49,5 +55,6 @@ void unix_sysctl_unregister(struct net *net)
 
 	table = net->unx.ctl->ctl_table_arg;
 	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->unx.ctl);
-	kfree(table);
+	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
+		kfree(table);
 }