diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 2f7d94d682cb..d912ed2f012a 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -2928,6 +2928,7 @@ static void vsock_net_init(struct net *net)
 		net->vsock.mode = vsock_net_child_mode(current->nsproxy->net_ns);
 
 	net->vsock.child_ns_mode = net->vsock.mode;
+	net->vsock.child_ns_mode_locked = 0;
 }
 
 static __net_init int vsock_sysctl_init_net(struct net *net)