diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 8cd02c0b056c..f3a9f3c2c8d8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -6269,6 +6269,7 @@ int tcp_conn_request(struct request_sock_ops *rsk_ops,
 
 	tmp_opt.tstamp_ok = tmp_opt.saw_tstamp;
 	tcp_openreq_init(req, &tmp_opt, skb, sk);
+	inet_rsk(req)->no_srccheck = inet_sk(sk)->transparent;
 
 	/* Note: tcp_v6_init_req() might override ir_iif for link locals */
 	inet_rsk(req)->ir_iif = inet_request_bound_dev_if(sk, skb);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index a75bf48d7950..13b05adf9d3e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -1196,7 +1196,6 @@ static void tcp_v4_init_req(struct request_sock *req,
 
 	sk_rcv_saddr_set(req_to_sk(req), ip_hdr(skb)->daddr);
 	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);
 }