diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 3cd96fe..540013e 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -364,26 +364,26 @@
 
 static int sock_attach_fd(struct socket *sock, struct file *file)
 {
+	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct qstr name = { .name = "" };
 
-	file->f_path.dentry = d_alloc(sock_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &name);
-	if (unlikely(!file->f_path.dentry))
+	dentry = d_alloc(sock_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &name);
+	if (unlikely(!dentry))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	file->f_path.dentry->d_op = &sockfs_dentry_operations;
+	dentry->d_op = &sockfs_dentry_operations;
 	/*
 	 * We dont want to push this dentry into global dentry hash table.
 	 * We pretend dentry is already hashed, by unsetting DCACHE_UNHASHED
 	 * This permits a working /proc/$pid/fd/XXX on sockets
 	 */
-	file->f_path.dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_UNHASHED;
-	d_instantiate(file->f_path.dentry, SOCK_INODE(sock));
-	file->f_path.mnt = mntget(sock_mnt);
-	file->f_mapping = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;
+	dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_UNHASHED;
+	d_instantiate(dentry, SOCK_INODE(sock));
 
 	sock->file = file;
-	file->f_op = SOCK_INODE(sock)->i_fop = &socket_file_ops;
-	file->f_mode = FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE;
+	init_file(file, sock_mnt, dentry, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE,
+		  &socket_file_ops);
+	SOCK_INODE(sock)->i_fop = &socket_file_ops;
 	file->f_flags = O_RDWR;
 	file->f_pos = 0;
 	file->private_data = sock;