diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/syncppp.c b/drivers/net/wan/syncppp.c
index b56a7b5..a6d3b55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/syncppp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/syncppp.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@
 		u32 addr = 0, mask = ~0; /* FIXME: is the mask correct? */
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev)) != NULL)
+		if ((in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev)) != NULL)
 		{
 			for (ifa=in_dev->ifa_list; ifa != NULL;
 				ifa=ifa->ifa_next) {