diff --git a/include/net/netns/ipv6.h b/include/net/netns/ipv6.h
index ef1ed529f33c..b028a1dc150d 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/ipv6.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct netns_ipv6 {
 	struct fib6_table       *fib6_local_tbl;
 	struct fib_rules_ops    *fib6_rules_ops;
 #endif
-	struct sock		**icmp_sk;
+	struct sock * __percpu	*icmp_sk;
 	struct sock             *ndisc_sk;
 	struct sock             *tcp_sk;
 	struct sock             *igmp_sk;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/icmp.c b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
index 065997f414e6..364cfe5e414b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
@@ -1245,9 +1245,7 @@ static int __net_init icmp_sk_init(struct net *net)
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
-	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
-		inet_ctl_sock_destroy(*per_cpu_ptr(net->ipv4.icmp_sk, i));
-	free_percpu(net->ipv4.icmp_sk);
+	icmp_sk_exit(net);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/icmp.c b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
index bbcdfd299692..802faa2fcc0e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
  */
 static inline struct sock *icmpv6_sk(struct net *net)
 {
-	return net->ipv6.icmp_sk[smp_processor_id()];
+	return *this_cpu_ptr(net->ipv6.icmp_sk);
 }
 
 static int icmpv6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
@@ -953,13 +953,21 @@ void icmpv6_flow_init(struct sock *sk, struct flowi6 *fl6,
 	security_sk_classify_flow(sk, flowi6_to_flowi(fl6));
 }
 
+static void __net_exit icmpv6_sk_exit(struct net *net)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
+		inet_ctl_sock_destroy(*per_cpu_ptr(net->ipv6.icmp_sk, i));
+	free_percpu(net->ipv6.icmp_sk);
+}
+
 static int __net_init icmpv6_sk_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct sock *sk;
-	int err, i, j;
+	int err, i;
 
-	net->ipv6.icmp_sk =
-		kcalloc(nr_cpu_ids, sizeof(struct sock *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	net->ipv6.icmp_sk = alloc_percpu(struct sock *);
 	if (!net->ipv6.icmp_sk)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -972,7 +980,7 @@ static int __net_init icmpv6_sk_init(struct net *net)
 			goto fail;
 		}
 
-		net->ipv6.icmp_sk[i] = sk;
+		*per_cpu_ptr(net->ipv6.icmp_sk, i) = sk;
 
 		/* Enough space for 2 64K ICMP packets, including
 		 * sk_buff struct overhead.
@@ -982,22 +990,10 @@ static int __net_init icmpv6_sk_init(struct net *net)
 	return 0;
 
  fail:
-	for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
-		inet_ctl_sock_destroy(net->ipv6.icmp_sk[j]);
-	kfree(net->ipv6.icmp_sk);
+	icmpv6_sk_exit(net);
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void __net_exit icmpv6_sk_exit(struct net *net)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
-		inet_ctl_sock_destroy(net->ipv6.icmp_sk[i]);
-	}
-	kfree(net->ipv6.icmp_sk);
-}
-
 static struct pernet_operations icmpv6_sk_ops = {
 	.init = icmpv6_sk_init,
 	.exit = icmpv6_sk_exit,