diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index d6b67d07d22e..3734cdbedc9c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -196,19 +196,19 @@ static int tsk_importance(struct tipc_sock *tsk)
 	return msg_importance(&tsk->phdr);
 }
 
-static int tsk_set_importance(struct tipc_sock *tsk, int imp)
-{
-	if (imp > TIPC_CRITICAL_IMPORTANCE)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	msg_set_importance(&tsk->phdr, (u32)imp);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct tipc_sock *tipc_sk(const struct sock *sk)
 {
 	return container_of(sk, struct tipc_sock, sk);
 }
 
+int tsk_set_importance(struct sock *sk, int imp)
+{
+	if (imp > TIPC_CRITICAL_IMPORTANCE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	msg_set_importance(&tipc_sk(sk)->phdr, (u32)imp);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static bool tsk_conn_cong(struct tipc_sock *tsk)
 {
 	return tsk->snt_unacked > tsk->snd_win;
@@ -2721,7 +2721,7 @@ static int tipc_accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *new_sock, int flags,
 	/* Connect new socket to it's peer */
 	tipc_sk_finish_conn(new_tsock, msg_origport(msg), msg_orignode(msg));
 
-	tsk_set_importance(new_tsock, msg_importance(msg));
+	tsk_set_importance(new_sk, msg_importance(msg));
 	if (msg_named(msg)) {
 		new_tsock->conn_type = msg_nametype(msg);
 		new_tsock->conn_instance = msg_nameinst(msg);
@@ -3139,7 +3139,7 @@ static int tipc_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int lvl, int opt,
 
 	switch (opt) {
 	case TIPC_IMPORTANCE:
-		res = tsk_set_importance(tsk, value);
+		res = tsk_set_importance(sk, value);
 		break;
 	case TIPC_SRC_DROPPABLE:
 		if (sock->type != SOCK_STREAM)
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.h b/net/tipc/socket.h
index 235b9679acee..b11575afc66f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.h
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.h
@@ -75,4 +75,6 @@ u32 tipc_sock_get_portid(struct sock *sk);
 bool tipc_sk_overlimit1(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 bool tipc_sk_overlimit2(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
+int tsk_set_importance(struct sock *sk, int imp);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/net/tipc/topsrv.c b/net/tipc/topsrv.c
index 446af7bbd13e..1489cfb941d8 100644
--- a/net/tipc/topsrv.c
+++ b/net/tipc/topsrv.c
@@ -497,7 +497,6 @@ static void tipc_topsrv_listener_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 
 static int tipc_topsrv_create_listener(struct tipc_topsrv *srv)
 {
-	int imp = TIPC_CRITICAL_IMPORTANCE;
 	struct socket *lsock = NULL;
 	struct sockaddr_tipc saddr;
 	struct sock *sk;
@@ -514,8 +513,9 @@ static int tipc_topsrv_create_listener(struct tipc_topsrv *srv)
 	sk->sk_user_data = srv;
 	write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 
-	rc = kernel_setsockopt(lsock, SOL_TIPC, TIPC_IMPORTANCE,
-			       (char *)&imp, sizeof(imp));
+	lock_sock(sk);
+	rc = tsk_set_importance(sk, TIPC_CRITICAL_IMPORTANCE);
+	release_sock(sk);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto err;