diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
index 5e58cfdbf30425915784d684001d4a331f2b12c2..a9bafa356bc2e4f7aa238c87fcaed412bce65c0d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -2285,10 +2285,11 @@ static int ip6erspan_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 __ip6_tnl_parm p;
-	struct ip6_tnl *t;
+	struct ip6gre_net *ign;
 
+	ign = net_generic(t->net, ip6gre_net_id);
 	t = ip6gre_changelink_common(dev, tb, data, &p, extack);
 	if (IS_ERR(t))
 		return PTR_ERR(t);