diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
index cf9cd13509a7d5..e731c96eac4b44 100644
--- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
+++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 static int zero = 0;
 static int one = 1;
 static int ushort_max = USHRT_MAX;
+static int min_sndbuf = SOCK_MIN_SNDBUF;
+static int min_rcvbuf = SOCK_MIN_RCVBUF;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RPS
 static int rps_sock_flow_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ static struct ctl_table net_core_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= &one,
+		.extra1		= &min_sndbuf,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "rmem_max",
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@ static struct ctl_table net_core_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= &one,
+		.extra1		= &min_rcvbuf,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "wmem_default",
@@ -239,7 +241,7 @@ static struct ctl_table net_core_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= &one,
+		.extra1		= &min_sndbuf,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "rmem_default",
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ static struct ctl_table net_core_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= &one,
+		.extra1		= &min_rcvbuf,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "dev_weight",