diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
index da5af28ff57b..6e4ed1e11a3b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
@@ -1505,8 +1505,8 @@ static int make_send_sock(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, int id,
 	}
 
 	get_mcast_sockaddr(&mcast_addr, &salen, &ipvs->mcfg, id);
-	result = sock->ops->connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *) &mcast_addr,
-				    salen, 0);
+	result = kernel_connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&mcast_addr,
+				salen, 0);
 	if (result < 0) {
 		pr_err("Error connecting to the multicast addr\n");
 		goto error;
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp_connect.c b/net/rds/tcp_connect.c
index f0c477c5d1db..d788c6d28986 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp_connect.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp_connect.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int rds_tcp_conn_path_connect(struct rds_conn_path *cp)
 	 * own the socket
 	 */
 	rds_tcp_set_callbacks(sock, cp);
-	ret = sock->ops->connect(sock, addr, addrlen, O_NONBLOCK);
+	ret = kernel_connect(sock, addr, addrlen, O_NONBLOCK);
 
 	rdsdebug("connect to address %pI6c returned %d\n", &conn->c_faddr, ret);
 	if (ret == -EINPROGRESS)