diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_sockopt.c b/net/netfilter/nf_sockopt.c
index e32761ce260c..aa2831587b82 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_sockopt.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_sockopt.c
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ static int nf_sockopt(struct sock *sk, int pf, int val,
 	struct nf_sockopt_ops *ops;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (sk->sk_net != &init_net)
+		return -ENOPROTOOPT;
+
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&nf_sockopt_mutex) != 0)
 		return -EINTR;
 
@@ -125,6 +128,10 @@ static int compat_nf_sockopt(struct sock *sk, int pf, int val,
 	struct nf_sockopt_ops *ops;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (sk->sk_net != &init_net)
+		return -ENOPROTOOPT;
+
+
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&nf_sockopt_mutex) != 0)
 		return -EINTR;