diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index fc2dc93..5bdce97 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -5286,7 +5286,7 @@
 
 		/* paranoia */
 		BUG_ON(atomic_read(&dev->refcnt));
-		WARN_ON(dev->ip_ptr);
+		WARN_ON(rcu_dereference_raw(dev->ip_ptr));
 		WARN_ON(dev->ip6_ptr);
 		WARN_ON(dev->dn_ptr);