diff --git a/include/net/netns/ipv4.h b/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
index f4622e28db3a..9606e2ea1f14 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ struct netns_ipv4 {
 	int sysctl_tcp_app_win;
 	int sysctl_tcp_adv_win_scale;
 	int sysctl_tcp_frto;
+	int sysctl_tcp_nometrics_save;
 	struct inet_timewait_death_row tcp_death_row;
 	int sysctl_max_syn_backlog;
 	int sysctl_tcp_fastopen;
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 18f047501f53..6ab7fa4154b2 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ extern int sysctl_tcp_max_orphans;
 extern long sysctl_tcp_mem[3];
 extern int sysctl_tcp_wmem[3];
 extern int sysctl_tcp_rmem[3];
-extern int sysctl_tcp_nometrics_save;
 extern int sysctl_tcp_moderate_rcvbuf;
 extern int sysctl_tcp_tso_win_divisor;
 extern int sysctl_tcp_workaround_signed_windows;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index f1bcb9b7e082..b742a5e26a9d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -451,13 +451,6 @@ static struct ctl_table ipv4_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
 	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "tcp_no_metrics_save",
-		.data		= &sysctl_tcp_nometrics_save,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
-	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "tcp_moderate_rcvbuf",
 		.data		= &sysctl_tcp_moderate_rcvbuf,
@@ -1145,6 +1138,13 @@ static struct ctl_table ipv4_net_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
 	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "tcp_no_metrics_save",
+		.data		= &init_net.ipv4.sysctl_tcp_nometrics_save,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
+	},
 	{ }
 };
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
index 0ab78abc811b..0507b56b6d4b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include <net/tcp.h>
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
 
-int sysctl_tcp_nometrics_save __read_mostly;
-
 static struct tcp_metrics_block *__tcp_get_metrics(const struct inetpeer_addr *saddr,
 						   const struct inetpeer_addr *daddr,
 						   struct net *net, unsigned int hash);
@@ -330,7 +328,7 @@ void tcp_update_metrics(struct sock *sk)
 	int m;
 
 	sk_dst_confirm(sk);
-	if (sysctl_tcp_nometrics_save || !dst)
+	if (net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_nometrics_save || !dst)
 		return;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();