diff --git a/include/net/udp.h b/include/net/udp.h
index d41f3f839f7a..80c224566ce5 100644
--- a/include/net/udp.h
+++ b/include/net/udp.h
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ struct sk_buff *skb_udp_tunnel_segment(struct sk_buff *skb,
 int udp_lib_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		       char __user *optval, int __user *optlen);
 int udp_lib_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
-		       char __user *optval, unsigned int optlen,
+		       sockptr_t optval, unsigned int optlen,
 		       int (*push_pending_frames)(struct sock *));
 struct sock *udp4_lib_lookup(struct net *net, __be32 saddr, __be16 sport,
 			     __be32 daddr, __be16 dport, int dif);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index 3c107556c765..6ad5dd316748 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ void udp_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk)
  *	Socket option code for UDP
  */
 int udp_lib_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
-		       char __user *optval, unsigned int optlen,
+		       sockptr_t optval, unsigned int optlen,
 		       int (*push_pending_frames)(struct sock *))
 {
 	struct udp_sock *up = udp_sk(sk);
@@ -2564,7 +2564,7 @@ int udp_lib_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 	if (optlen < sizeof(int))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (get_user(val, (int __user *)optval))
+	if (copy_from_sockptr(&val, optval, sizeof(val)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	valbool = val ? 1 : 0;
@@ -2668,7 +2668,8 @@ int udp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		   char __user *optval, unsigned int optlen)
 {
 	if (level == SOL_UDP  ||  level == SOL_UDPLITE)
-		return udp_lib_setsockopt(sk, level, optname, optval, optlen,
+		return udp_lib_setsockopt(sk, level, optname,
+					  USER_SOCKPTR(optval), optlen,
 					  udp_push_pending_frames);
 	return ip_setsockopt(sk, level, optname, optval, optlen);
 }
@@ -2678,7 +2679,7 @@ int compat_udp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 			  char __user *optval, unsigned int optlen)
 {
 	if (level == SOL_UDP  ||  level == SOL_UDPLITE)
-		return udp_lib_setsockopt(sk, level, optname, optval, optlen,
+		return udp_lib_setsockopt(sk, level, optname, USER_SOCKPTR(optval), optlen,
 					  udp_push_pending_frames);
 	return compat_ip_setsockopt(sk, level, optname, optval, optlen);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index 20317c72f3aa..fec0060319f6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -1586,7 +1586,8 @@ int udpv6_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		     char __user *optval, unsigned int optlen)
 {
 	if (level == SOL_UDP  ||  level == SOL_UDPLITE)
-		return udp_lib_setsockopt(sk, level, optname, optval, optlen,
+		return udp_lib_setsockopt(sk, level, optname,
+					  USER_SOCKPTR(optval), optlen,
 					  udp_v6_push_pending_frames);
 	return ipv6_setsockopt(sk, level, optname, optval, optlen);
 }
@@ -1596,7 +1597,7 @@ int compat_udpv6_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 			    char __user *optval, unsigned int optlen)
 {
 	if (level == SOL_UDP  ||  level == SOL_UDPLITE)
-		return udp_lib_setsockopt(sk, level, optname, optval, optlen,
+		return udp_lib_setsockopt(sk, level, optname, USER_SOCKPTR(optval), optlen,
 					  udp_v6_push_pending_frames);
 	return compat_ipv6_setsockopt(sk, level, optname, optval, optlen);
 }