1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/arp.c b/net/ipv4/arp.c
index 3f0730ec0a21..d12f31b0c107 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/arp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/arp.c
@@ -235,8 +235,6 @@ static int arp_constructor(struct neighbour *neigh)
         struct in_device *in_dev;
         struct neigh_parms *parms;
 
-        neigh->type = inet_addr_type(&init_net, addr);
-
         rcu_read_lock();
         in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
         if (in_dev == NULL) {
@@ -244,6 +242,8 @@ static int arp_constructor(struct neighbour *neigh)
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
+        neigh->type = inet_addr_type(&init_net, addr);
+
         parms = in_dev->arp_parms;
         __neigh_parms_put(neigh->parms);
         neigh->parms = neigh_parms_clone(parms);