diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
index 5fb9e212eca8..a4ac85052e44 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
@@ -288,8 +288,7 @@ static struct ip6_tnl *vti6_locate(struct net *net, struct __ip6_tnl_parm *p,
 static void vti6_dev_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
-	struct vti6_net *ip6n = net_generic(net, vti6_net_id);
+	struct vti6_net *ip6n = net_generic(t->net, vti6_net_id);
 
 	if (dev == ip6n->fb_tnl_dev)
 		RCU_INIT_POINTER(ip6n->tnls_wc[0], NULL);