diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
index 0697f99fed18..8e50131b5a56 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_worker.c
@@ -635,8 +635,7 @@ static int make_resync_request(struct drbd_peer_device *const peer_device, int c
 			int sndbuf = sk->sk_sndbuf;
 			if (queued > sndbuf / 2) {
 				requeue = 1;
-				if (sk->sk_socket)
-					set_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags);
+				sk_set_nospace(sk);
 			}
 		} else
 			requeue = 1;