diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index dc74d00..2de073d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
 	if (!tb[IFLA_LINK])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	lowerdev = __dev_get_by_index(nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_LINK]));
+	lowerdev = __dev_get_by_index(dev->nd_net, nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_LINK]));
 	if (lowerdev == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;