diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
index ca8b3c3..699b934 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@
 	struct lapbethdev *lapbeth;
 	struct net_device *dev = ptr;
 
+	if (dev->nd_net != &init_net)
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
 	if (!dev_is_ethdev(dev))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;