diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 68c1673..9b6b115 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -858,16 +858,23 @@
 		wake_up(&nl_table_wait);
 }
 
+static bool netlink_compare(struct net *net, struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return net_eq(sock_net(sk), net);
+}
+
 static struct sock *netlink_lookup(struct net *net, int protocol, u32 portid)
 {
-	struct nl_portid_hash *hash = &nl_table[protocol].hash;
+	struct netlink_table *table = &nl_table[protocol];
+	struct nl_portid_hash *hash = &table->hash;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct sock *sk;
 
 	read_lock(&nl_table_lock);
 	head = nl_portid_hashfn(hash, portid);
 	sk_for_each(sk, head) {
-		if (net_eq(sock_net(sk), net) && (nlk_sk(sk)->portid == portid)) {
+		if (table->compare(net, sk) &&
+		    (nlk_sk(sk)->portid == portid)) {
 			sock_hold(sk);
 			goto found;
 		}
@@ -980,7 +987,8 @@
 
 static int netlink_insert(struct sock *sk, struct net *net, u32 portid)
 {
-	struct nl_portid_hash *hash = &nl_table[sk->sk_protocol].hash;
+	struct netlink_table *table = &nl_table[sk->sk_protocol];
+	struct nl_portid_hash *hash = &table->hash;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	int err = -EADDRINUSE;
 	struct sock *osk;
@@ -990,7 +998,8 @@
 	head = nl_portid_hashfn(hash, portid);
 	len = 0;
 	sk_for_each(osk, head) {
-		if (net_eq(sock_net(osk), net) && (nlk_sk(osk)->portid == portid))
+		if (table->compare(net, osk) &&
+		    (nlk_sk(osk)->portid == portid))
 			break;
 		len++;
 	}
@@ -1165,6 +1174,7 @@
 			kfree_rcu(old, rcu);
 			nl_table[sk->sk_protocol].module = NULL;
 			nl_table[sk->sk_protocol].bind = NULL;
+			nl_table[sk->sk_protocol].compare = NULL;
 			nl_table[sk->sk_protocol].flags = 0;
 			nl_table[sk->sk_protocol].registered = 0;
 		}
@@ -1187,7 +1197,8 @@
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
-	struct nl_portid_hash *hash = &nl_table[sk->sk_protocol].hash;
+	struct netlink_table *table = &nl_table[sk->sk_protocol];
+	struct nl_portid_hash *hash = &table->hash;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	struct sock *osk;
 	s32 portid = task_tgid_vnr(current);
@@ -1199,7 +1210,7 @@
 	netlink_table_grab();
 	head = nl_portid_hashfn(hash, portid);
 	sk_for_each(osk, head) {
-		if (!net_eq(sock_net(osk), net))
+		if (!table->compare(net, osk))
 			continue;
 		if (nlk_sk(osk)->portid == portid) {
 			/* Bind collision, search negative portid values. */
@@ -2315,9 +2326,12 @@
 		rcu_assign_pointer(nl_table[unit].listeners, listeners);
 		nl_table[unit].cb_mutex = cb_mutex;
 		nl_table[unit].module = module;
+		nl_table[unit].compare = netlink_compare;
 		if (cfg) {
 			nl_table[unit].bind = cfg->bind;
 			nl_table[unit].flags = cfg->flags;
+			if (cfg->compare)
+				nl_table[unit].compare = cfg->compare;
 		}
 		nl_table[unit].registered = 1;
 	} else {
@@ -2740,6 +2754,7 @@
 {
 	struct sock *s;
 	struct nl_seq_iter *iter;
+	struct net *net;
 	int i, j;
 
 	++*pos;
@@ -2747,11 +2762,12 @@
 	if (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN)
 		return netlink_seq_socket_idx(seq, 0);
 
+	net = seq_file_net(seq);
 	iter = seq->private;
 	s = v;
 	do {
 		s = sk_next(s);
-	} while (s && sock_net(s) != seq_file_net(seq));
+	} while (s && !nl_table[s->sk_protocol].compare(net, s));
 	if (s)
 		return s;
 
@@ -2763,7 +2779,8 @@
 
 		for (; j <= hash->mask; j++) {
 			s = sk_head(&hash->table[j]);
-			while (s && sock_net(s) != seq_file_net(seq))
+
+			while (s && !nl_table[s->sk_protocol].compare(net, s))
 				s = sk_next(s);
 			if (s) {
 				iter->link = i;
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.h b/net/netlink/af_netlink.h
index ed85222..eaa88d1 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.h
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 	struct mutex		*cb_mutex;
 	struct module		*module;
 	void			(*bind)(int group);
+	bool			(*compare)(struct net *net, struct sock *sock);
 	int			registered;
 };