diff --git a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
index 805dc44..df849e5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@
 	req->ts_recent		= tcp_opt.saw_tstamp ? tcp_opt.rcv_tsval : 0;
 	treq->snt_synack	= tcp_opt.saw_tstamp ? tcp_opt.rcv_tsecr : 0;
 	treq->tfo_listener	= false;
-	ireq->ireq_family = AF_INET;
 
 	ireq->ir_iif = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 95caea7..023196f7e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5980,7 +5980,7 @@
 		atomic64_set(&ireq->ir_cookie, 0);
 		ireq->ireq_state = TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV;
 		write_pnet(&ireq->ireq_net, sock_net(sk_listener));
-
+		ireq->ireq_family = sk_listener->sk_family;
 	}
 
 	return req;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index fc8995a..e073517 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -1206,7 +1206,6 @@
 	sk_daddr_set(req_to_sk(req), ip_hdr(skb)->saddr);
 	ireq->no_srccheck = inet_sk(sk_listener)->transparent;
 	ireq->opt = tcp_v4_save_options(skb);
-	ireq->ireq_family = AF_INET;
 }
 
 static struct dst_entry *tcp_v4_route_req(struct sock *sk, struct flowi *fl,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
index 2819137..21bc2eb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/syncookies.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@
 	ireq = inet_rsk(req);
 	treq = tcp_rsk(req);
 	treq->tfo_listener = false;
-	ireq->ireq_family = AF_INET6;
 
 	if (security_inet_conn_request(sk, skb, req))
 		goto out_free;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index a9568caf..cbdf691 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -688,7 +688,6 @@
 		atomic_inc(&skb->users);
 		ireq->pktopts = skb;
 	}
-	ireq->ireq_family = AF_INET6;
 }
 
 static struct dst_entry *tcp_v6_route_req(struct sock *sk, struct flowi *fl,