diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 7634c0be6acb..597920061a3a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -967,6 +967,9 @@ static void tcp_v6_send_response(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32
 	}
 
 	if (sk) {
+		/* unconstify the socket only to attach it to buff with care. */
+		skb_set_owner_edemux(buff, (struct sock *)sk);
+
 		if (sk->sk_state == TCP_TIME_WAIT)
 			mark = inet_twsk(sk)->tw_mark;
 		else