diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index ca1c689..2c86a44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
 	else
 		snprintf(ifname, IFNAMSIZ, DRV_NAME "%%d");
 
-	peer = rtnl_create_link(ifname, &veth_link_ops, tbp);
+	peer = rtnl_create_link(dev->nd_net, ifname, &veth_link_ops, tbp);
 	if (IS_ERR(peer))
 		return PTR_ERR(peer);