diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 007fb94..5861821 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -1368,8 +1368,7 @@
  *	Create a pair of connected sockets.
  */
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE4(socketpair, int, family, int, type, int, protocol,
-		int __user *, usockvec)
+int __sys_socketpair(int family, int type, int protocol, int __user *usockvec)
 {
 	struct socket *sock1, *sock2;
 	int fd1, fd2, err;
@@ -1454,6 +1453,12 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
+SYSCALL_DEFINE4(socketpair, int, family, int, type, int, protocol,
+		int __user *, usockvec)
+{
+	return __sys_socketpair(family, type, protocol, usockvec);
+}
+
 /*
  *	Bind a name to a socket. Nothing much to do here since it's
  *	the protocol's responsibility to handle the local address.
@@ -2521,7 +2526,7 @@
 				      (int __user *)a[2]);
 		break;
 	case SYS_SOCKETPAIR:
-		err = sys_socketpair(a0, a1, a[2], (int __user *)a[3]);
+		err = __sys_socketpair(a0, a1, a[2], (int __user *)a[3]);
 		break;
 	case SYS_SEND:
 		err = sys_send(a0, (void __user *)a1, a[2], a[3]);