diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 0879f52..d0e23d8 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2364,7 +2364,7 @@
  */
 void *dev_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct net *net = seq->private;
+	struct net *net = seq_file_net(seq);
 	loff_t off;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 
@@ -2382,7 +2382,7 @@
 
 void *dev_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct net *net = seq->private;
+	struct net *net = seq_file_net(seq);
 	++*pos;
 	return v == SEQ_START_TOKEN ?
 		first_net_device(net) : next_net_device((struct net_device *)v);
@@ -2481,26 +2481,8 @@
 
 static int dev_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct seq_file *seq;
-	int res;
-	res =  seq_open(file, &dev_seq_ops);
-	if (!res) {
-		seq = file->private_data;
-		seq->private = get_proc_net(inode);
-		if (!seq->private) {
-			seq_release(inode, file);
-			res = -ENXIO;
-		}
-	}
-	return res;
-}
-
-static int dev_seq_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-	struct seq_file *seq = file->private_data;
-	struct net *net = seq->private;
-	put_net(net);
-	return seq_release(inode, file);
+	return seq_open_net(inode, file, &dev_seq_ops,
+			    sizeof(struct seq_net_private));
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations dev_seq_fops = {
@@ -2508,7 +2490,7 @@
 	.open    = dev_seq_open,
 	.read    = seq_read,
 	.llseek  = seq_lseek,
-	.release = dev_seq_release,
+	.release = seq_release_net,
 };
 
 static const struct seq_operations softnet_seq_ops = {