diff --git a/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c b/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c
index 665d21d40e7a..279a61d0dcc6 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/transport_tcp.c
@@ -476,12 +476,13 @@ static int create_socket(struct interface *iface)
 	struct socket *ksmbd_socket;
 	bool ipv4 = false;
 
-	ret = sock_create(PF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP, &ksmbd_socket);
+	ret = sock_create_kern(current->nsproxy->net_ns, PF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM,
+			IPPROTO_TCP, &ksmbd_socket);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (ret != -EAFNOSUPPORT)
 			pr_err("Can't create socket for ipv6, fallback to ipv4: %d\n", ret);
-		ret = sock_create(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP,
-				  &ksmbd_socket);
+		ret = sock_create_kern(current->nsproxy->net_ns, PF_INET,
+				SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP, &ksmbd_socket);
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_err("Can't create socket for ipv4: %d\n", ret);
 			goto out_clear;