diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
index 09d0826742f8..f2543df50035 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -2025,9 +2025,9 @@ static int ip6gre_changelink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
 			     struct nlattr *data[],
 			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	struct ip6gre_net *ign = net_generic(dev_net(dev), ip6gre_net_id);
+	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct ip6gre_net *ign = net_generic(t->net, ip6gre_net_id);
 	struct __ip6_tnl_parm p;
-	struct ip6_tnl *t;
 
 	t = ip6gre_changelink_common(dev, tb, data, &p, extack);
 	if (IS_ERR(t))