diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index da6e2441..f2ec382 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1864,6 +1864,19 @@
 	tp->af_specific = &tcp_sock_ipv6_specific;
 #endif
 
+	/* TCP Cookie Transactions */
+	if (sysctl_tcp_cookie_size > 0) {
+		/* Default, cookies without s_data_payload. */
+		tp->cookie_values =
+			kzalloc(sizeof(*tp->cookie_values),
+				sk->sk_allocation);
+		if (tp->cookie_values != NULL)
+			kref_init(&tp->cookie_values->kref);
+	}
+	/* Presumed zeroed, in order of appearance:
+	 *	cookie_in_always, cookie_out_never,
+	 *	s_data_constant, s_data_in, s_data_out
+	 */
 	sk->sk_sndbuf = sysctl_tcp_wmem[1];
 	sk->sk_rcvbuf = sysctl_tcp_rmem[1];