diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 010e14a93c9..570c7a12b54 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1206,6 +1206,39 @@ static inline int skb_copy_to_page(struct sock *sk, char __user *from,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * sk_wmem_alloc_get - returns write allocations
+ * @sk: socket
+ *
+ * Returns sk_wmem_alloc minus initial offset of one
+ */
+static inline int sk_wmem_alloc_get(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc) - 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * sk_rmem_alloc_get - returns read allocations
+ * @sk: socket
+ *
+ * Returns sk_rmem_alloc
+ */
+static inline int sk_rmem_alloc_get(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return atomic_read(&sk->sk_rmem_alloc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * sk_has_allocations - check if allocations are outstanding
+ * @sk: socket
+ *
+ * Returns true if socket has write or read allocations
+ */
+static inline int sk_has_allocations(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return sk_wmem_alloc_get(sk) || sk_rmem_alloc_get(sk);
+}
+
 /*
  * 	Queue a received datagram if it will fit. Stream and sequenced
  *	protocols can't normally use this as they need to fit buffers in
diff --git a/net/appletalk/ddp.c b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
index b603cbacdc5..f7a53b219ef 100644
--- a/net/appletalk/ddp.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ static void atalk_destroy_timer(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)data;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc) ||
-	    atomic_read(&sk->sk_rmem_alloc)) {
+	if (sk_has_allocations(sk)) {
 		sk->sk_timer.expires = jiffies + SOCK_DESTROY_TIME;
 		add_timer(&sk->sk_timer);
 	} else
@@ -175,8 +174,7 @@ static inline void atalk_destroy_socket(struct sock *sk)
 	atalk_remove_socket(sk);
 	skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 
-	if (atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc) ||
-	    atomic_read(&sk->sk_rmem_alloc)) {
+	if (sk_has_allocations(sk)) {
 		setup_timer(&sk->sk_timer, atalk_destroy_timer,
 				(unsigned long)sk);
 		sk->sk_timer.expires	= jiffies + SOCK_DESTROY_TIME;
diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index fd9d06f291d..61b35b95549 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -330,8 +330,7 @@ void ax25_destroy_socket(ax25_cb *ax25)
 	}
 
 	if (ax25->sk != NULL) {
-		if (atomic_read(&ax25->sk->sk_wmem_alloc) ||
-		    atomic_read(&ax25->sk->sk_rmem_alloc)) {
+		if (sk_has_allocations(ax25->sk)) {
 			/* Defer: outstanding buffers */
 			setup_timer(&ax25->dtimer, ax25_destroy_timer,
 					(unsigned long)ax25);
diff --git a/net/econet/af_econet.c b/net/econet/af_econet.c
index 8121bf0029e..2e1f836d424 100644
--- a/net/econet/af_econet.c
+++ b/net/econet/af_econet.c
@@ -540,8 +540,7 @@ static void econet_destroy_timer(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct sock *sk=(struct sock *)data;
 
-	if (!atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc) &&
-	    !atomic_read(&sk->sk_rmem_alloc)) {
+	if (!sk_has_allocations(sk)) {
 		sk_free(sk);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -579,8 +578,7 @@ static int econet_release(struct socket *sock)
 
 	skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 
-	if (atomic_read(&sk->sk_rmem_alloc) ||
-	    atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc)) {
+	if (sk_has_allocations(sk)) {
 		sk->sk_timer.data     = (unsigned long)sk;
 		sk->sk_timer.expires  = jiffies + HZ;
 		sk->sk_timer.function = econet_destroy_timer;
diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index 3be0e016ab7..cd911904cbe 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -286,8 +286,7 @@ void nr_destroy_socket(struct sock *sk)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 
-	if (atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc) ||
-	    atomic_read(&sk->sk_rmem_alloc)) {
+	if (sk_has_allocations(sk)) {
 		/* Defer: outstanding buffers */
 		sk->sk_timer.function = nr_destroy_timer;
 		sk->sk_timer.expires  = jiffies + 2 * HZ;
diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index 877a7f65f70..4dd9a7d1894 100644
--- a/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ b/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -356,8 +356,7 @@ void rose_destroy_socket(struct sock *sk)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 
-	if (atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc) ||
-	    atomic_read(&sk->sk_rmem_alloc)) {
+	if (sk_has_allocations(sk)) {
 		/* Defer: outstanding buffers */
 		setup_timer(&sk->sk_timer, rose_destroy_timer,
 				(unsigned long)sk);
diff --git a/net/x25/af_x25.c b/net/x25/af_x25.c
index c51f3095739..8cd2390b0d4 100644
--- a/net/x25/af_x25.c
+++ b/net/x25/af_x25.c
@@ -372,8 +372,7 @@ static void __x25_destroy_socket(struct sock *sk)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 
-	if (atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc) ||
-	    atomic_read(&sk->sk_rmem_alloc)) {
+	if (sk_has_allocations(sk)) {
 		/* Defer: outstanding buffers */
 		sk->sk_timer.expires  = jiffies + 10 * HZ;
 		sk->sk_timer.function = x25_destroy_timer;