diff --git a/include/net/l3mdev.h b/include/net/l3mdev.h
index 5567d46b3cff..c43a9c73de5e 100644
--- a/include/net/l3mdev.h
+++ b/include/net/l3mdev.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct l3mdev_ops {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_L3_MASTER_DEV
 
-int l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu(struct net_device *dev);
+int l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu(const struct net_device *dev);
 static inline int l3mdev_master_ifindex(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	int ifindex;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ struct dst_entry *l3mdev_rt6_dst_by_oif(struct net *net,
 
 #else
 
-static inline int l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu(struct net_device *dev)
+static inline int l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index 29b8d3a7b19b..18d510fa7ee2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1194,6 +1194,7 @@ __be32 inet_select_addr(const struct net_device *dev, __be32 dst, int scope)
 	__be32 addr = 0;
 	struct in_device *in_dev;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
+	int master_idx;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
@@ -1214,12 +1215,16 @@ __be32 inet_select_addr(const struct net_device *dev, __be32 dst, int scope)
 	if (addr)
 		goto out_unlock;
 no_in_dev:
+	master_idx = l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu(dev);
 
 	/* Not loopback addresses on loopback should be preferred
 	   in this case. It is important that lo is the first interface
 	   in dev_base list.
 	 */
 	for_each_netdev_rcu(net, dev) {
+		if (l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu(dev) != master_idx)
+			continue;
+
 		in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 		if (!in_dev)
 			continue;
diff --git a/net/l3mdev/l3mdev.c b/net/l3mdev/l3mdev.c
index 8e5ead366e7f..e925037fa0df 100644
--- a/net/l3mdev/l3mdev.c
+++ b/net/l3mdev/l3mdev.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *	@dev: targeted interface
  */
 
-int l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu(struct net_device *dev)
+int l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	int ifindex = 0;
 
@@ -28,8 +28,15 @@ int l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu(struct net_device *dev)
 		ifindex = dev->ifindex;
 	} else if (netif_is_l3_slave(dev)) {
 		struct net_device *master;
+		struct net_device *_dev = (struct net_device *)dev;
 
-		master = netdev_master_upper_dev_get_rcu(dev);
+		/* netdev_master_upper_dev_get_rcu calls
+		 * list_first_or_null_rcu to walk the upper dev list.
+		 * list_first_or_null_rcu does not handle a const arg. We aren't
+		 * making changes, just want the master device from that list so
+		 * typecast to remove the const
+		 */
+		master = netdev_master_upper_dev_get_rcu(_dev);
 		if (master)
 			ifindex = master->ifindex;
 	}