diff --git a/include/net/sctp/sctp.h b/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
index 2379750..bbb7742 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
 unsigned int sctp_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 		poll_table *wait);
 void sctp_sock_rfree(struct sk_buff *skb);
+extern struct percpu_counter sctp_sockets_allocated;
 
 /*
  * sctp/primitive.c
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 00cd486..a2a3890 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@
 	/* Memory pressure */
 	void			(*enter_memory_pressure)(struct sock *sk);
 	atomic_t		*memory_allocated;	/* Current allocated memory. */
-	atomic_t		*sockets_allocated;	/* Current number of sockets. */
+	struct percpu_counter	*sockets_allocated;	/* Current number of sockets. */
 	/*
 	 * Pressure flag: try to collapse.
 	 * Technical note: it is used by multiple contexts non atomically.
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index e8ae90a..cbca3b8 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 extern int sysctl_tcp_max_ssthresh;
 
 extern atomic_t tcp_memory_allocated;
-extern atomic_t tcp_sockets_allocated;
+extern struct percpu_counter tcp_sockets_allocated;
 extern int tcp_memory_pressure;
 
 /*