1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index 68566de4bcc5..430454ee5ead 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -497,13 +497,17 @@ done:
                         goto e_inval;
 
                 if (val) {
+                        struct net_device *dev;
+
                         if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if && sk->sk_bound_dev_if != val)
                                 goto e_inval;
 
-                        if (__dev_get_by_index(net, val) == NULL) {
+                        dev = dev_get_by_index(net, val);
+                        if (!dev) {
                                 retv = -ENODEV;
                                 break;
                         }
+                        dev_put(dev);
                 }
                 np->mcast_oif = val;
                 retv = 0;