diff --git a/crypto/crypto_user_base.c b/crypto/crypto_user_base.c
index e48da3b75c71..c92d415eaf82 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto_user_base.c
+++ b/crypto/crypto_user_base.c
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 #include <linux/crypto.h>
 #include <linux/cryptouser.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
+#include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
 #include <crypto/internal/skcipher.h>
 #include <crypto/internal/rng.h>
 #include <crypto/akcipher.h>
@@ -37,9 +38,6 @@
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(crypto_cfg_mutex);
 
-/* The crypto netlink socket */
-struct sock *crypto_nlsk;
-
 struct crypto_dump_info {
 	struct sk_buff *in_skb;
 	struct sk_buff *out_skb;
@@ -195,6 +193,7 @@ out:
 static int crypto_report(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr *in_nlh,
 			 struct nlattr **attrs)
 {
+	struct net *net = sock_net(in_skb->sk);
 	struct crypto_user_alg *p = nlmsg_data(in_nlh);
 	struct crypto_alg *alg;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ drop_alg:
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	return nlmsg_unicast(crypto_nlsk, skb, NETLINK_CB(in_skb).portid);
+	return nlmsg_unicast(net->crypto_nlsk, skb, NETLINK_CB(in_skb).portid);
 }
 
 static int crypto_dump_report(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
@@ -429,6 +428,7 @@ static const struct crypto_link {
 static int crypto_user_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
+	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 	struct nlattr *attrs[CRYPTOCFGA_MAX+1];
 	const struct crypto_link *link;
 	int type, err;
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static int crypto_user_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 				.done = link->done,
 				.min_dump_alloc = min(dump_alloc, 65535UL),
 			};
-			err = netlink_dump_start(crypto_nlsk, skb, nlh, &c);
+			err = netlink_dump_start(net->crypto_nlsk, skb, nlh, &c);
 		}
 
 		return err;
@@ -483,22 +483,35 @@ static void crypto_netlink_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	mutex_unlock(&crypto_cfg_mutex);
 }
 
-static int __init crypto_user_init(void)
+static int __net_init crypto_netlink_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct netlink_kernel_cfg cfg = {
 		.input	= crypto_netlink_rcv,
 	};
 
-	crypto_nlsk = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, NETLINK_CRYPTO, &cfg);
-	if (!crypto_nlsk)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	net->crypto_nlsk = netlink_kernel_create(net, NETLINK_CRYPTO, &cfg);
+	return net->crypto_nlsk == NULL ? -ENOMEM : 0;
+}
 
-	return 0;
+static void __net_exit crypto_netlink_exit(struct net *net)
+{
+	netlink_kernel_release(net->crypto_nlsk);
+	net->crypto_nlsk = NULL;
+}
+
+static struct pernet_operations crypto_netlink_net_ops = {
+	.init = crypto_netlink_init,
+	.exit = crypto_netlink_exit,
+};
+
+static int __init crypto_user_init(void)
+{
+	return register_pernet_subsys(&crypto_netlink_net_ops);
 }
 
 static void __exit crypto_user_exit(void)
 {
-	netlink_kernel_release(crypto_nlsk);
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&crypto_netlink_net_ops);
 }
 
 module_init(crypto_user_init);
diff --git a/crypto/crypto_user_stat.c b/crypto/crypto_user_stat.c
index a03f326a63d3..8bad88413de1 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto_user_stat.c
+++ b/crypto/crypto_user_stat.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/cryptouser.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
 #include <crypto/internal/skcipher.h>
 #include <crypto/internal/rng.h>
 #include <crypto/akcipher.h>
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ out:
 int crypto_reportstat(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr *in_nlh,
 		      struct nlattr **attrs)
 {
+	struct net *net = sock_net(in_skb->sk);
 	struct crypto_user_alg *p = nlmsg_data(in_nlh);
 	struct crypto_alg *alg;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ drop_alg:
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	return nlmsg_unicast(crypto_nlsk, skb, NETLINK_CB(in_skb).portid);
+	return nlmsg_unicast(net->crypto_nlsk, skb, NETLINK_CB(in_skb).portid);
 }
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/include/crypto/internal/cryptouser.h b/include/crypto/internal/cryptouser.h
index 8c602b187c58..40623f4457df 100644
--- a/include/crypto/internal/cryptouser.h
+++ b/include/crypto/internal/cryptouser.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 
-extern struct sock *crypto_nlsk;
-
 struct crypto_alg *crypto_alg_match(struct crypto_user_alg *p, int exact);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CRYPTO_STATS
diff --git a/include/net/net_namespace.h b/include/net/net_namespace.h
index 12689ddfc24c..610e40eaea52 100644
--- a/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ b/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ struct net {
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_XDP_SOCKETS
 	struct netns_xdp	xdp;
+#endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER)
+	struct sock		*crypto_nlsk;
 #endif
 	struct sock		*diag_nlsk;
 	atomic_t		fnhe_genid;
