diff --git a/net/ethtool/module.c b/net/ethtool/module.c
index 5b49004ddf60..ea4fb2a76650 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/module.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/module.c
@@ -291,11 +291,9 @@ void ethnl_module_fw_flash_sock_destroy(struct ethnl_sock_priv *sk_priv)
 
 	spin_lock(&module_fw_flash_work_list_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(work, &module_fw_flash_work_list, list) {
-		if (work->fw_update.dev == sk_priv->dev &&
-		    work->fw_update.ntf_params.portid == sk_priv->portid) {
+		if (work->fw_update.ntf_params.portid == sk_priv->portid &&
+		    dev_net(work->fw_update.dev) == sk_priv->net)
 			work->fw_update.ntf_params.closed_sock = true;
-			break;
-		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&module_fw_flash_work_list_lock);
 }
@@ -332,7 +330,8 @@ module_flash_fw_schedule(struct net_device *dev, const char *file_name,
 	fw_update->ntf_params.seq = info->snd_seq;
 	fw_update->ntf_params.closed_sock = false;
 
-	err = ethnl_sock_priv_set(skb, dev, fw_update->ntf_params.portid,
+	err = ethnl_sock_priv_set(skb, dev_net(dev),
+				  fw_update->ntf_params.portid,
 				  ETHTOOL_SOCK_TYPE_MODULE_FW_FLASH);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_release_firmware;
diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.c b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
index 5046023a30b1..7d45f9a884e5 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/netlink.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const struct nla_policy ethnl_header_policy_phy_stats[] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_PHY_INDEX]		= NLA_POLICY_MIN(NLA_U32, 1),
 };
 
-int ethnl_sock_priv_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, u32 portid,
+int ethnl_sock_priv_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net, u32 portid,
 			enum ethnl_sock_type type)
 {
 	struct ethnl_sock_priv *sk_priv;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int ethnl_sock_priv_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, u32 portid,
 	if (IS_ERR(sk_priv))
 		return PTR_ERR(sk_priv);
 
-	sk_priv->dev = dev;
+	sk_priv->net = net;
 	sk_priv->portid = portid;
 	sk_priv->type = type;
 
diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.h b/net/ethtool/netlink.h
index aaf6f2468768..fd2198e45d2b 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/netlink.h
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.h
@@ -318,12 +318,12 @@ enum ethnl_sock_type {
 };
 
 struct ethnl_sock_priv {
-	struct net_device *dev;
+	struct net *net;
 	u32 portid;
 	enum ethnl_sock_type type;
 };
 
-int ethnl_sock_priv_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, u32 portid,
+int ethnl_sock_priv_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net, u32 portid,
 			enum ethnl_sock_type type);
 
 /**