diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
index ad5290be4dd6..dcb257411d6e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
@@ -722,10 +722,11 @@ vti6_tnl_change(struct ip6_tnl *t, const struct __ip6_tnl_parm *p,
 static int vti6_update(struct ip6_tnl *t, struct __ip6_tnl_parm *p,
 		       bool keep_mtu)
 {
-	struct net *net = dev_net(t->dev);
-	struct vti6_net *ip6n = net_generic(net, vti6_net_id);
+	struct net *net = t->net;
+	struct vti6_net *ip6n;
 	int err;
 
+	ip6n = net_generic(net, vti6_net_id);
 	vti6_tnl_unlink(ip6n, t);
 	synchronize_net();
 	err = vti6_tnl_change(t, p, keep_mtu);
@@ -1031,11 +1032,12 @@ static int vti6_changelink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
 			   struct nlattr *data[],
 			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	struct ip6_tnl *t;
+	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net *net = t->net;
 	struct __ip6_tnl_parm p;
-	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
-	struct vti6_net *ip6n = net_generic(net, vti6_net_id);
+	struct vti6_net *ip6n;
 
+	ip6n = net_generic(net, vti6_net_id);
 	if (dev == ip6n->fb_tnl_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;