diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 1b4c07f..ddd5df2 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4051,12 +4051,15 @@
 
 void *dev_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN) ?
-				  first_net_device(seq_file_net(seq)) :
-				  next_net_device((struct net_device *)v);
+	struct net_device *dev = v;
+
+	if (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN)
+		dev = first_net_device_rcu(seq_file_net(seq));
+	else
+		dev = next_net_device_rcu(dev);
 
 	++*pos;
-	return rcu_dereference(dev);
+	return dev;
 }
 
 void dev_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)