diff --git a/net/ipx/af_ipx.c b/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
index 81ae873..b6e70f9 100644
--- a/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
+++ b/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 	struct net_device *dev = ptr;
 	struct ipx_interface *i, *tmp;
 
-	if (dev_net(dev) != &init_net)
+	if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
 	if (event != NETDEV_DOWN && event != NETDEV_UP)
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@
 	u16 ipx_pktsize;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	if (dev_net(dev) != &init_net)
+	if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net))
 		goto drop;
 
 	/* Not ours */