diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
index 8aa87c19fa00..5343d9ac510b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
@@ -445,11 +445,6 @@ out:
 }
 
 
-static void opt_kfree_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	kfree(container_of(head, struct ip_options_rcu, rcu));
-}
-
 /*
  *	Socket option code for IP. This is the end of the line after any
  *	TCP,UDP etc options on an IP socket.
@@ -525,7 +520,7 @@ static int do_ip_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 		}
 		rcu_assign_pointer(inet->inet_opt, opt);
 		if (old)
-			call_rcu(&old->rcu, opt_kfree_rcu);
+			kfree_rcu(old, rcu);
 		break;
 	}
 	case IP_PKTINFO: