diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index 5134fa7f2888b62a8269b2b521845d919afcccc5..8155fdb7b0f4a2a3e02ee9edf14572654dbabdb0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -469,16 +469,20 @@ static void ndisc_send_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			   const struct in6_addr *daddr,
 			   const struct in6_addr *saddr)
 {
+	struct icmp6hdr *icmp6h = icmp6_hdr(skb);
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
-	struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
-	struct sock *sk = net->ipv6.ndisc_sk;
 	struct inet6_dev *idev;
+	struct net *net;
+	struct sock *sk;
 	int err;
-	struct icmp6hdr *icmp6h = icmp6_hdr(skb);
 	u8 type;
 
 	type = icmp6h->icmp6_type;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	net = dev_net_rcu(skb->dev);
+	sk = net->ipv6.ndisc_sk;
 	if (!dst) {
 		struct flowi6 fl6;
 		int oif = skb->dev->ifindex;
@@ -486,6 +490,7 @@ static void ndisc_send_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		icmpv6_flow_init(sk, &fl6, type, saddr, daddr, oif);
 		dst = icmp6_dst_alloc(skb->dev, &fl6);
 		if (IS_ERR(dst)) {
+			rcu_read_unlock();
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -500,7 +505,6 @@ static void ndisc_send_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	ip6_nd_hdr(skb, saddr, daddr, inet6_sk(sk)->hop_limit, skb->len);
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	idev = __in6_dev_get(dst->dev);
 	IP6_UPD_PO_STATS(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_OUT, skb->len);