diff --git a/include/net/net_namespace.h b/include/net/net_namespace.h
index 4a9da951a794..cb668bc2692d 100644
--- a/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ b/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ struct net {
 	spinlock_t		rules_mod_lock;
 
 	u32			hash_mix;
-	atomic64_t		cookie_gen;
 
 	struct list_head	list;		/* list of network namespaces */
 	struct list_head	exit_list;	/* To linked to call pernet exit
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index fa1c753dcdbc..a5aa7d3ac6a1 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1466,8 +1466,8 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		If no cookie has been set yet, generate a new cookie. Once
  * 		generated, the socket cookie remains stable for the life of the
  * 		socket. This helper can be useful for monitoring per socket
- * 		networking traffic statistics as it provides a unique socket
- * 		identifier per namespace.
+ * 		networking traffic statistics as it provides a global socket
+ * 		identifier that can be assumed unique.
  * 	Return
  * 		A 8-byte long non-decreasing number on success, or 0 if the
  * 		socket field is missing inside *skb*.
diff --git a/net/core/sock_diag.c b/net/core/sock_diag.c
index 3312a5849a97..c13ffbd33d8d 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_diag.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_diag.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ static const struct sock_diag_handler *sock_diag_handlers[AF_MAX];
 static int (*inet_rcv_compat)(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(sock_diag_table_mutex);
 static struct workqueue_struct *broadcast_wq;
+static atomic64_t cookie_gen;
 
 u64 sock_gen_cookie(struct sock *sk)
 {
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ u64 sock_gen_cookie(struct sock *sk)
 
 		if (res)
 			return res;
-		res = atomic64_inc_return(&sock_net(sk)->cookie_gen);
+		res = atomic64_inc_return(&cookie_gen);
 		atomic64_cmpxchg(&sk->sk_cookie, 0, res);
 	}
 }