diff --git a/crypto/algif_hash.c b/crypto/algif_hash.c
index 0262210cad38..ef5356cd280a 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_hash.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_hash.c
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ static int hash_recvmsg(struct kiocb *unused, struct socket *sock,
 	else if (len < ds)
 		msg->msg_flags |= MSG_TRUNC;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	if (ctx->more) {
 		ctx->more = 0;
diff --git a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
index a1c4f0a55583..6a6dfc062d2a 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ static int skcipher_recvmsg(struct kiocb *unused, struct socket *sock,
 	long copied = 0;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
 	for (iov = msg->msg_iov, iovlen = msg->msg_iovlen; iovlen > 0;
 	     iovlen--, iov++) {
 		unsigned long seglen = iov->iov_len;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/socket.c b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/socket.c
index e47dcb9d1e91..5cefb479c707 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/socket.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/socket.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ mISDN_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 {
 	struct sk_buff		*skb;
 	struct sock		*sk = sock->sk;
-	struct sockaddr_mISDN	*maddr;
 
 	int		copied, err;
 
@@ -135,9 +134,9 @@ mISDN_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (!skb)
 		return err;
 
-	if (msg->msg_namelen >= sizeof(struct sockaddr_mISDN)) {
-		msg->msg_namelen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_mISDN);
-		maddr = (struct sockaddr_mISDN *)msg->msg_name;
+	if (msg->msg_name) {
+		struct sockaddr_mISDN *maddr = msg->msg_name;
+
 		maddr->family = AF_ISDN;
 		maddr->dev = _pms(sk)->dev->id;
 		if ((sk->sk_protocol == ISDN_P_LAPD_TE) ||
@@ -150,11 +149,7 @@ mISDN_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 			maddr->sapi = _pms(sk)->ch.addr & 0xFF;
 			maddr->tei =  (_pms(sk)->ch.addr >> 8) & 0xFF;
 		}
-	} else {
-		if (msg->msg_namelen)
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: too small namelen %d\n",
-			       __func__, msg->msg_namelen);
-		msg->msg_namelen = 0;
+		msg->msg_namelen = sizeof(*maddr);
 	}
 
 	copied = skb->len + MISDN_HEADER_LEN;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
index bb07ba94c3aa..6839fb07a4c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
@@ -979,8 +979,6 @@ static int pppoe_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto end;
 
-	m->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	if (skb) {
 		total_len = min_t(size_t, total_len, skb->len);
 		error = skb_copy_datagram_iovec(skb, 0, m->msg_iov, total_len);
diff --git a/include/linux/net.h b/include/linux/net.h
index 99c9f0c103c2..0c4ae5d94de9 100644
--- a/include/linux/net.h
+++ b/include/linux/net.h
@@ -163,6 +163,14 @@ struct proto_ops {
 #endif
 	int		(*sendmsg)   (struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 				      struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len);
+	/* Notes for implementing recvmsg:
+	 * ===============================
+	 * msg->msg_namelen should get updated by the recvmsg handlers
+	 * iff msg_name != NULL. It is by default 0 to prevent
+	 * returning uninitialized memory to user space.  The recvfrom
+	 * handlers can assume that msg.msg_name is either NULL or has
+	 * a minimum size of sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage).
+	 */
 	int		(*recvmsg)   (struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 				      struct msghdr *m, size_t total_len,
 				      int flags);
diff --git a/net/appletalk/ddp.c b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
index ef12839a7cfe..0018daccdea9 100644
--- a/net/appletalk/ddp.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
@@ -1735,7 +1735,6 @@ static int atalk_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr
 			 size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
-	struct sockaddr_at *sat = (struct sockaddr_at *)msg->msg_name;
 	struct ddpehdr *ddp;
 	int copied = 0;
 	int offset = 0;
@@ -1764,14 +1763,13 @@ static int atalk_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr
 	}
 	err = skb_copy_datagram_iovec(skb, offset, msg->msg_iov, copied);
 
-	if (!err) {
-		if (sat) {
-			sat->sat_family      = AF_APPLETALK;
-			sat->sat_port        = ddp->deh_sport;
-			sat->sat_addr.s_node = ddp->deh_snode;
-			sat->sat_addr.s_net  = ddp->deh_snet;
-		}
-		msg->msg_namelen = sizeof(*sat);
+	if (!err && msg->msg_name) {
+		struct sockaddr_at *sat = msg->msg_name;
+		sat->sat_family      = AF_APPLETALK;
+		sat->sat_port        = ddp->deh_sport;
+		sat->sat_addr.s_node = ddp->deh_snode;
+		sat->sat_addr.s_net  = ddp->deh_snet;
+		msg->msg_namelen     = sizeof(*sat);
 	}
 
 	skb_free_datagram(sk, skb);	/* Free the datagram. */
diff --git a/net/atm/common.c b/net/atm/common.c
index 737bef59ce89..7b491006eaf4 100644
--- a/net/atm/common.c
+++ b/net/atm/common.c
@@ -531,8 +531,6 @@ int vcc_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int copied, error = -EINVAL;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	if (sock->state != SS_CONNECTED)
 		return -ENOTCONN;
 
diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index e277e38f736b..ba6db78a02b1 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -1636,11 +1636,11 @@ static int ax25_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 	skb_copy_datagram_iovec(skb, 0, msg->msg_iov, copied);
 
-	if (msg->msg_namelen != 0) {
-		struct sockaddr_ax25 *sax = (struct sockaddr_ax25 *)msg->msg_name;
+	if (msg->msg_name) {
 		ax25_digi digi;
 		ax25_address src;
 		const unsigned char *mac = skb_mac_header(skb);
+		struct sockaddr_ax25 *sax = msg->msg_name;
 
 		memset(sax, 0, sizeof(struct full_sockaddr_ax25));
 		ax25_addr_parse(mac + 1, skb->data - mac - 1, &src, NULL,
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
index 9096137c889c..6629cdc134dc 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
@@ -221,8 +221,6 @@ int bt_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (flags & (MSG_OOB))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	skb = skb_recv_datagram(sk, flags, noblock, &err);
 	if (!skb) {
 		if (sk->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN)
@@ -287,8 +285,6 @@ int bt_sock_stream_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (flags & MSG_OOB)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	BT_DBG("sk %p size %zu", sk, size);
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
index 9bd7d959e384..fa4bf6631425 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
@@ -752,8 +752,6 @@ static int hci_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (!skb)
 		return err;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	copied = skb->len;
 	if (len < copied) {
 		msg->msg_flags |= MSG_TRUNC;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
index 30b3721dc6d7..c1c6028e389a 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
@@ -608,7 +608,6 @@ static int rfcomm_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(RFCOMM_DEFER_SETUP, &d->flags)) {
 		rfcomm_dlc_accept(d);
-		msg->msg_namelen = 0;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/sco.c b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
index e7bd4eea575c..2bb1d3a5e76b 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/sco.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
@@ -700,7 +700,6 @@ static int sco_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	    test_bit(BT_SK_DEFER_SETUP, &bt_sk(sk)->flags)) {
 		sco_conn_defer_accept(pi->conn->hcon, 0);
 		sk->sk_state = BT_CONFIG;
-		msg->msg_namelen = 0;
 
 		release_sock(sk);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/net/caif/caif_socket.c b/net/caif/caif_socket.c
index 05a41c7ec304..d6be3edb7a43 100644
--- a/net/caif/caif_socket.c
+++ b/net/caif/caif_socket.c
@@ -286,8 +286,6 @@ static int caif_seqpkt_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (m->msg_flags&MSG_OOB)
 		goto read_error;
 
-	m->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	skb = skb_recv_datagram(sk, flags, 0 , &ret);
 	if (!skb)
 		goto read_error;
@@ -361,8 +359,6 @@ static int caif_stream_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (flags&MSG_OOB)
 		goto out;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	/*
 	 * Lock the socket to prevent queue disordering
 	 * while sleeps in memcpy_tomsg
diff --git a/net/compat.c b/net/compat.c
index 89032580bd1d..618c6a8a911b 100644
--- a/net/compat.c
+++ b/net/compat.c
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ int verify_compat_iovec(struct msghdr *kern_msg, struct iovec *kern_iov,
 			if (err < 0)
 				return err;
 		}
-		kern_msg->msg_name = kern_address;
+		if (kern_msg->msg_name)
+			kern_msg->msg_name = kern_address;
 	} else
 		kern_msg->msg_name = NULL;
 
diff --git a/net/core/iovec.c b/net/core/iovec.c
index de178e462682..9a31515fb8e3 100644
--- a/net/core/iovec.c
+++ b/net/core/iovec.c
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ int verify_iovec(struct msghdr *m, struct iovec *iov, struct sockaddr_storage *a
 			if (err < 0)
 				return err;
 		}
-		m->msg_name = address;
+		if (m->msg_name)
+			m->msg_name = address;
 	} else {
 		m->msg_name = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipx/af_ipx.c b/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
index f547a47d381c..e0897377b3b4 100644
--- a/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
+++ b/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
@@ -1823,8 +1823,6 @@ static int ipx_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (skb->tstamp.tv64)
 		sk->sk_stamp = skb->tstamp;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = sizeof(*sipx);
-
 	if (sipx) {
 		sipx->sipx_family	= AF_IPX;
 		sipx->sipx_port		= ipx->ipx_source.sock;
@@ -1832,6 +1830,7 @@ static int ipx_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		sipx->sipx_network	= IPX_SKB_CB(skb)->ipx_source_net;
 		sipx->sipx_type 	= ipx->ipx_type;
 		sipx->sipx_zero		= 0;
+		msg->msg_namelen	= sizeof(*sipx);
 	}
 	rc = copied;
 
diff --git a/net/irda/af_irda.c b/net/irda/af_irda.c
index 0578d4fa00a9..a5e62ef57155 100644
--- a/net/irda/af_irda.c
+++ b/net/irda/af_irda.c
@@ -1385,8 +1385,6 @@ static int irda_recvmsg_dgram(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 	IRDA_DEBUG(4, "%s()\n", __func__);
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	skb = skb_recv_datagram(sk, flags & ~MSG_DONTWAIT,
 				flags & MSG_DONTWAIT, &err);
 	if (!skb)
@@ -1451,8 +1449,6 @@ static int irda_recvmsg_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	target = sock_rcvlowat(sk, flags & MSG_WAITALL, size);
 	timeo = sock_rcvtimeo(sk, noblock);
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	do {
 		int chunk;
 		struct sk_buff *skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
diff --git a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
index ae691651b721..276aa86f366b 100644
--- a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
+++ b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
@@ -1324,8 +1324,6 @@ static int iucv_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	int err = 0;
 	u32 offset;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	if ((sk->sk_state == IUCV_DISCONN) &&
 	    skb_queue_empty(&iucv->backlog_skb_q) &&
 	    skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue) &&
diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index ab8bd2cabfa0..66f51c5a8a3a 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -3623,7 +3623,6 @@ static int pfkey_recvmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb,
 	if (flags & ~(MSG_PEEK|MSG_DONTWAIT|MSG_TRUNC|MSG_CMSG_COMPAT))
 		goto out;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
 	skb = skb_recv_datagram(sk, flags, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT, &err);
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
index 8c46b271064a..44441c0c5037 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
@@ -197,8 +197,6 @@ static int pppol2tp_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (sk->sk_state & PPPOX_BOUND)
 		goto end;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	err = 0;
 	skb = skb_recv_datagram(sk, flags & ~MSG_DONTWAIT,
 				flags & MSG_DONTWAIT, &err);
diff --git a/net/llc/af_llc.c b/net/llc/af_llc.c
index 48aaa89253e0..88709882c464 100644
--- a/net/llc/af_llc.c
+++ b/net/llc/af_llc.c
@@ -720,8 +720,6 @@ static int llc_ui_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	int target;	/* Read at least this many bytes */
 	long timeo;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	copied = -ENOTCONN;
 	if (unlikely(sk->sk_type == SOCK_STREAM && sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN))
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 57ee84d21470..c9c2a8441d32 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -2168,8 +2168,6 @@ static int netlink_recvmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 	}
 #endif
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	copied = data_skb->len;
 	if (len < copied) {
 		msg->msg_flags |= MSG_TRUNC;
diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index ec0c80fde69f..13b92982a506 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -1179,10 +1179,9 @@ static int nr_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		sax->sax25_family = AF_NETROM;
 		skb_copy_from_linear_data_offset(skb, 7, sax->sax25_call.ax25_call,
 			      AX25_ADDR_LEN);
+		msg->msg_namelen = sizeof(*sax);
 	}
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = sizeof(*sax);
-
 	skb_free_datagram(sk, skb);
 
 	release_sock(sk);
diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
index 7522c3708723..86470cf54cee 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
@@ -800,8 +800,6 @@ static int llcp_sock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 	pr_debug("%p %zu\n", sk, len);
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
 	if (sk->sk_state == LLCP_CLOSED &&
diff --git a/net/nfc/rawsock.c b/net/nfc/rawsock.c
index 313bf1bc848a..5d11f4ac3ecb 100644
--- a/net/nfc/rawsock.c
+++ b/net/nfc/rawsock.c
@@ -241,8 +241,6 @@ static int rawsock_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (!skb)
 		return rc;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	copied = skb->len;
 	if (len < copied) {
 		msg->msg_flags |= MSG_TRUNC;
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index a6895ab597c2..92e2d0201f90 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2694,7 +2694,6 @@ static int packet_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int copied, err;
-	struct sockaddr_ll *sll;
 	int vnet_hdr_len = 0;
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
@@ -2777,22 +2776,10 @@ static int packet_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 			goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 *	If the address length field is there to be filled in, we fill
-	 *	it in now.
+	/* You lose any data beyond the buffer you gave. If it worries
+	 * a user program they can ask the device for its MTU
+	 * anyway.
 	 */
-
-	sll = &PACKET_SKB_CB(skb)->sa.ll;
-	if (sock->type == SOCK_PACKET)
-		msg->msg_namelen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_pkt);
-	else
-		msg->msg_namelen = sll->sll_halen + offsetof(struct sockaddr_ll, sll_addr);
-
-	/*
-	 *	You lose any data beyond the buffer you gave. If it worries a
-	 *	user program they can ask the device for its MTU anyway.
-	 */
-
 	copied = skb->len;
 	if (copied > len) {
 		copied = len;
@@ -2805,9 +2792,20 @@ static int packet_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 	sock_recv_ts_and_drops(msg, sk, skb);
 
-	if (msg->msg_name)
+	if (msg->msg_name) {
+		/* If the address length field is there to be filled
+		 * in, we fill it in now.
+		 */
+		if (sock->type == SOCK_PACKET) {
+			msg->msg_namelen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_pkt);
+		} else {
+			struct sockaddr_ll *sll = &PACKET_SKB_CB(skb)->sa.ll;
+			msg->msg_namelen = sll->sll_halen +
+				offsetof(struct sockaddr_ll, sll_addr);
+		}
 		memcpy(msg->msg_name, &PACKET_SKB_CB(skb)->sa,
 		       msg->msg_namelen);
+	}
 
 	if (pkt_sk(sk)->auxdata) {
 		struct tpacket_auxdata aux;
diff --git a/net/rds/recv.c b/net/rds/recv.c
index 9f0f17cf6bf9..de339b24ca14 100644
--- a/net/rds/recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/recv.c
@@ -410,8 +410,6 @@ int rds_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 
 	rdsdebug("size %zu flags 0x%x timeo %ld\n", size, msg_flags, timeo);
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	if (msg_flags & MSG_OOB)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index 9c8347451597..abf0ad6311d0 100644
--- a/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ b/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -1216,7 +1216,6 @@ static int rose_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct rose_sock *rose = rose_sk(sk);
-	struct sockaddr_rose *srose = (struct sockaddr_rose *)msg->msg_name;
 	size_t copied;
 	unsigned char *asmptr;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -1252,8 +1251,11 @@ static int rose_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 	skb_copy_datagram_iovec(skb, 0, msg->msg_iov, copied);
 
-	if (srose != NULL) {
-		memset(srose, 0, msg->msg_namelen);
+	if (msg->msg_name) {
+		struct sockaddr_rose *srose;
+
+		memset(msg->msg_name, 0, sizeof(struct full_sockaddr_rose));
+		srose = msg->msg_name;
 		srose->srose_family = AF_ROSE;
 		srose->srose_addr   = rose->dest_addr;
 		srose->srose_call   = rose->dest_call;
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-recvmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/ar-recvmsg.c
index 4b48687c3890..898492a8d61b 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-recvmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-recvmsg.c
@@ -143,10 +143,13 @@ int rxrpc_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 		/* copy the peer address and timestamp */
 		if (!continue_call) {
-			if (msg->msg_name && msg->msg_namelen > 0)
+			if (msg->msg_name) {
+				size_t len =
+					sizeof(call->conn->trans->peer->srx);
 				memcpy(msg->msg_name,
-				       &call->conn->trans->peer->srx,
-				       sizeof(call->conn->trans->peer->srx));
+				       &call->conn->trans->peer->srx, len);
+				msg->msg_namelen = len;
+			}
 			sock_recv_ts_and_drops(msg, &rx->sk, skb);
 		}
 
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 9c467b2afc84..9f7d6263f7fa 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -1832,8 +1832,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE6(recvfrom, int, fd, void __user *, ubuf, size_t, size,
 	msg.msg_iov = &iov;
 	iov.iov_len = size;
 	iov.iov_base = ubuf;
-	msg.msg_name = (struct sockaddr *)&address;
-	msg.msg_namelen = sizeof(address);
+	/* Save some cycles and don't copy the address if not needed */
+	msg.msg_name = addr ? (struct sockaddr *)&address : NULL;
+	/* We assume all kernel code knows the size of sockaddr_storage */
+	msg.msg_namelen = 0;
 	if (sock->file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
 		flags |= MSG_DONTWAIT;
 	err = sock_recvmsg(sock, &msg, size, flags);
@@ -2213,16 +2215,14 @@ static int ___sys_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr __user *msg,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 *      Save the user-mode address (verify_iovec will change the
-	 *      kernel msghdr to use the kernel address space)
+	/* Save the user-mode address (verify_iovec will change the
+	 * kernel msghdr to use the kernel address space)
 	 */
-
 	uaddr = (__force void __user *)msg_sys->msg_name;
 	uaddr_len = COMPAT_NAMELEN(msg);
-	if (MSG_CMSG_COMPAT & flags) {
+	if (MSG_CMSG_COMPAT & flags)
 		err = verify_compat_iovec(msg_sys, iov, &addr, VERIFY_WRITE);
-	} else
+	else
 		err = verify_iovec(msg_sys, iov, &addr, VERIFY_WRITE);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_freeiov;
@@ -2231,6 +2231,9 @@ static int ___sys_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr __user *msg,
 	cmsg_ptr = (unsigned long)msg_sys->msg_control;
 	msg_sys->msg_flags = flags & (MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC|MSG_CMSG_COMPAT);
 
+	/* We assume all kernel code knows the size of sockaddr_storage */
+	msg_sys->msg_namelen = 0;
+
 	if (sock->file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
 		flags |= MSG_DONTWAIT;
 	err = (nosec ? sock_recvmsg_nosec : sock_recvmsg)(sock, msg_sys,
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 7e26ad416af1..2b1d7c2d677d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -905,9 +905,6 @@ static int recv_msg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	/* will be updated in set_orig_addr() if needed */
-	m->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	timeout = sock_rcvtimeo(sk, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
 restart:
 
@@ -1017,9 +1014,6 @@ static int recv_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	/* will be updated in set_orig_addr() if needed */
-	m->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	target = sock_rcvlowat(sk, flags & MSG_WAITALL, buf_len);
 	timeout = sock_rcvtimeo(sk, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
 
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 0258072a518f..8664ad0d5797 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1761,7 +1761,6 @@ static void unix_copy_addr(struct msghdr *msg, struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct unix_sock *u = unix_sk(sk);
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
 	if (u->addr) {
 		msg->msg_namelen = u->addr->len;
 		memcpy(msg->msg_name, u->addr->name, u->addr->len);
@@ -1785,8 +1784,6 @@ static int unix_dgram_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (flags&MSG_OOB)
 		goto out;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&u->readlock);
 	if (err) {
 		err = sock_intr_errno(sock_rcvtimeo(sk, noblock));
@@ -1926,8 +1923,6 @@ static int unix_stream_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	target = sock_rcvlowat(sk, flags&MSG_WAITALL, size);
 	timeo = sock_rcvtimeo(sk, flags&MSG_DONTWAIT);
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	/* Lock the socket to prevent queue disordering
 	 * while sleeps in memcpy_tomsg
 	 */
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 3f77f42a3b58..9b88693bcc99 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1670,8 +1670,6 @@ vsock_stream_recvmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb,
 	vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
 	err = 0;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
 	if (sk->sk_state != SS_CONNECTED) {
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
index daff75200e25..62bbf7d73980 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
@@ -1746,8 +1746,6 @@ static int vmci_transport_dgram_dequeue(struct kiocb *kiocb,
 	if (flags & MSG_OOB || flags & MSG_ERRQUEUE)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
-
 	/* Retrieve the head sk_buff from the socket's receive queue. */
 	err = 0;
 	skb = skb_recv_datagram(&vsk->sk, flags, noblock, &err);
diff --git a/net/x25/af_x25.c b/net/x25/af_x25.c
index 22c88d2e6846..f96af3b96322 100644
--- a/net/x25/af_x25.c
+++ b/net/x25/af_x25.c
@@ -1340,10 +1340,9 @@ static int x25_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (sx25) {
 		sx25->sx25_family = AF_X25;
 		sx25->sx25_addr   = x25->dest_addr;
+		msg->msg_namelen = sizeof(*sx25);
 	}
 
-	msg->msg_namelen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_x25);
-
 	x25_check_rbuf(sk);
 	rc = copied;
 out_free_dgram: