diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index 97eaa23..01c83e2 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)ptr;
 
-	if (dev_net(dev) != &init_net)
+	if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
 	/* Reject non AX.25 devices */