diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 1621935aad5bc5b3e69299c136c685dd42dbff92..98398bdec57d04a4bef71b3d22d7aa0f79ed703d 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ enum sock_flags {
 	SOCK_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE,     /* %SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE */
 	SOCK_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE, /* %SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE */
 	SOCK_TIMESTAMPING_SYS_HARDWARE, /* %SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SYS_HARDWARE */
+	SOCK_FASYNC, /* fasync() active */
 };
 
 static inline void sock_copy_flags(struct sock *nsk, struct sock *osk)
@@ -1396,7 +1397,7 @@ static inline unsigned long sock_wspace(struct sock *sk)
 
 static inline void sk_wake_async(struct sock *sk, int how, int band)
 {
-	if (sk->sk_socket && sk->sk_socket->fasync_list)
+	if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_FASYNC))
 		sock_wake_async(sk->sk_socket, how, band);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 75655365b5fd2041d9bdf97d936275b1f74b217e..d53ad11558c32ad13fb404e57a5e22f30bcc1022 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -1100,11 +1100,14 @@ static int sock_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
 		fna->fa_next = sock->fasync_list;
 		write_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 		sock->fasync_list = fna;
+		sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_FASYNC);
 		write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	} else {
 		if (fa != NULL) {
 			write_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 			*prev = fa->fa_next;
+			if (!sock->fasync_list)
+				sock_reset_flag(sk, SOCK_FASYNC);
 			write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 			kfree(fa);
 		}