diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index d438dfb..e9127cd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -2417,6 +2417,8 @@
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
+DEFINE_PROTO_INUSE(tcp)
+
 struct proto tcp_prot = {
 	.name			= "TCP",
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -2451,6 +2453,7 @@
 	.compat_setsockopt	= compat_tcp_setsockopt,
 	.compat_getsockopt	= compat_tcp_getsockopt,
 #endif
+	REF_PROTO_INUSE(tcp)
 };
 
 void __init tcp_v4_init(struct net_proto_family *ops)