diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index 6f49efc9..84956f5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1240,22 +1240,21 @@
 
 /*
  * Confirm that local IP address exists using wildcards:
- * - in_dev: only on this interface, 0=any interface
+ * - net: netns to check, cannot be NULL
+ * - in_dev: only on this interface, NULL=any interface
  * - dst: only in the same subnet as dst, 0=any dst
  * - local: address, 0=autoselect the local address
  * - scope: maximum allowed scope value for the local address
  */
-__be32 inet_confirm_addr(struct in_device *in_dev,
+__be32 inet_confirm_addr(struct net *net, struct in_device *in_dev,
 			 __be32 dst, __be32 local, int scope)
 {
 	__be32 addr = 0;
 	struct net_device *dev;
-	struct net *net;
 
-	if (scope != RT_SCOPE_LINK)
+	if (in_dev != NULL)
 		return confirm_addr_indev(in_dev, dst, local, scope);
 
-	net = dev_net(in_dev->dev);
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for_each_netdev_rcu(net, dev) {
 		in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);