diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index 9dd8f66610ce6b8040c0e804b3c21fc6eee3a28e..3684044547dc6358dbfd7a585cfd79cb3b65e6d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ static int gtp_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 		goto out_encap;
 	}
 
-	gn = net_generic(dev_net(dev), gtp_net_id);
+	gn = net_generic(src_net, gtp_net_id);
 	list_add_rcu(&gtp->list, &gn->gtp_dev_list);
 	dev->priv_destructor = gtp_destructor;