diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index 4822f68edbf0..c33b1ecc591e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1341,10 +1341,11 @@ __be32 inet_select_addr(const struct net_device *dev, __be32 dst, int scope)
 	__be32 addr = 0;
 	unsigned char localnet_scope = RT_SCOPE_HOST;
 	struct in_device *in_dev;
-	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
+	struct net *net;
 	int master_idx;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
+	net = dev_net_rcu(dev);
 	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 	if (!in_dev)
 		goto no_in_dev;