diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 636b75c..67f6749 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -974,7 +974,8 @@
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	__be16 proto;
-	int ifindex, err, reserve = 0;
+	bool need_rls_dev = false;
+	int err, reserve = 0;
 	void *ph;
 	struct sockaddr_ll *saddr = (struct sockaddr_ll *)msg->msg_name;
 	int tp_len, size_max;
@@ -986,7 +987,7 @@
 
 	err = -EBUSY;
 	if (saddr == NULL) {
-		ifindex	= po->ifindex;
+		dev = po->prot_hook.dev;
 		proto	= po->num;
 		addr	= NULL;
 	} else {
@@ -997,12 +998,12 @@
 					+ offsetof(struct sockaddr_ll,
 						sll_addr)))
 			goto out;
-		ifindex	= saddr->sll_ifindex;
 		proto	= saddr->sll_protocol;
 		addr	= saddr->sll_addr;
+		dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(&po->sk), saddr->sll_ifindex);
+		need_rls_dev = true;
 	}
 
-	dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(&po->sk), ifindex);
 	err = -ENXIO;
 	if (unlikely(dev == NULL))
 		goto out;
@@ -1088,7 +1089,8 @@
 	__packet_set_status(po, ph, status);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 out_put:
-	dev_put(dev);
+	if (need_rls_dev)
+		dev_put(dev);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&po->pg_vec_lock);
 	return err;
@@ -1126,8 +1128,9 @@
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	__be16 proto;
+	bool need_rls_dev = false;
 	unsigned char *addr;
-	int ifindex, err, reserve = 0;
+	int err, reserve = 0;
 	struct virtio_net_hdr vnet_hdr = { 0 };
 	int offset = 0;
 	int vnet_hdr_len;
@@ -1139,7 +1142,7 @@
 	 */
 
 	if (saddr == NULL) {
-		ifindex	= po->ifindex;
+		dev = po->prot_hook.dev;
 		proto	= po->num;
 		addr	= NULL;
 	} else {
@@ -1148,13 +1151,12 @@
 			goto out;
 		if (msg->msg_namelen < (saddr->sll_halen + offsetof(struct sockaddr_ll, sll_addr)))
 			goto out;
-		ifindex	= saddr->sll_ifindex;
 		proto	= saddr->sll_protocol;
 		addr	= saddr->sll_addr;
+		dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(sk), saddr->sll_ifindex);
+		need_rls_dev = true;
 	}
 
-
-	dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(sk), ifindex);
 	err = -ENXIO;
 	if (dev == NULL)
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -1285,14 +1287,15 @@
 	if (err > 0 && (err = net_xmit_errno(err)) != 0)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	dev_put(dev);
+	if (need_rls_dev)
+		dev_put(dev);
 
 	return len;
 
 out_free:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 out_unlock:
-	if (dev)
+	if (dev && need_rls_dev)
 		dev_put(dev);
 out:
 	return err;