diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index abe9ae4c643f..6aa68a24acab 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static void lowcomms_write_space(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct connection *con = sock2con(sk);
 
-	clear_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &con->sock->flags);
+	sk_clear_nospace(sk);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&con->writequeue_lock);
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(CF_APP_LIMITED, &con->flags))
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ static int send_to_sock(struct connection *con)
 			/* Notify TCP that we're limited by the
 			 * application window size.
 			 */
-			set_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &con->sock->sk->sk_socket->flags);
+			sk_set_nospace(con->sock->sk);
 			con->sock->sk->sk_write_pending++;
 
 			clear_bit(CF_SEND_PENDING, &con->flags);