2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index ceefb441c236..4722d4a9b58f 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ struct net_device {
         void                    *atalk_ptr;     /* AppleTalk link       */
         struct in_device __rcu  *ip_ptr;        /* IPv4 specific data   */
         void                    *dn_ptr;        /* DECnet specific data */
-        void                    *ip6_ptr;       /* IPv6 specific data */
+        struct inet6_dev __rcu  *ip6_ptr;       /* IPv6 specific data */
         void                    *ec_ptr;        /* Econet specific data */
         void                    *ax25_ptr;      /* AX.25 specific data */
         struct wireless_dev     *ieee80211_ptr; /* IEEE 802.11 specific data,
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 2c7da3ab4684..365f7f5077e4 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -5416,7 +5416,7 @@ void netdev_run_todo(void)
                 /* paranoia */
                 BUG_ON(netdev_refcnt_read(dev));
                 WARN_ON(rcu_dereference_raw(dev->ip_ptr));
-                WARN_ON(dev->ip6_ptr);
+                WARN_ON(rcu_dereference_raw(dev->ip6_ptr));
                 WARN_ON(dev->dn_ptr);
 
                 if (dev->destructor)