diff --git a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
index 61b7df5..3c23ab3 100644
--- a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
@@ -2089,7 +2089,7 @@
 {
 	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;
 
 	switch(event) {