diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv4.c b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
index 01a6a808bdb7ba16687b44803cd4ffa3a42fbe3e..db17b83e8d3e85b267ed1bd352338ad64119f9df 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv4.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv4.c
@@ -922,6 +922,8 @@ static struct timewait_sock_ops dccp_timewait_sock_ops = {
 	.twsk_obj_size	= sizeof(struct inet_timewait_sock),
 };
 
+DEFINE_PROTO_INUSE(dccp_v4)
+
 static struct proto dccp_v4_prot = {
 	.name			= "DCCP",
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -950,6 +952,7 @@ static struct proto dccp_v4_prot = {
 	.compat_setsockopt	= compat_dccp_setsockopt,
 	.compat_getsockopt	= compat_dccp_getsockopt,
 #endif
+	REF_PROTO_INUSE(dccp_v4)
 };
 
 static struct net_protocol dccp_v4_protocol = {
diff --git a/net/dccp/ipv6.c b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
index 62428ff137ddb4f63120246da364c3f84c4a50d2..87c98fb86fa89311fb33863102875f5d853a94cf 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ipv6.c
@@ -1107,6 +1107,8 @@ static struct timewait_sock_ops dccp6_timewait_sock_ops = {
 	.twsk_obj_size	= sizeof(struct dccp6_timewait_sock),
 };
 
+DEFINE_PROTO_INUSE(dccp_v6)
+
 static struct proto dccp_v6_prot = {
 	.name		   = "DCCPv6",
 	.owner		   = THIS_MODULE,
@@ -1135,6 +1137,7 @@ static struct proto dccp_v6_prot = {
 	.compat_setsockopt = compat_dccp_setsockopt,
 	.compat_getsockopt = compat_dccp_getsockopt,
 #endif
+	REF_PROTO_INUSE(dccp_v6)
 };
 
 static struct inet6_protocol dccp_v6_protocol = {