1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 3029f865cd61..dc9f8c2ab1d5 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1859,7 +1859,11 @@ static int netlink_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
         seq = file->private_data;
         seq->private = iter;
-        iter->net = get_net(PROC_NET(inode));
+        iter->net = get_proc_net(inode);
+        if (!iter->net) {
+                seq_release_private(inode, file);
+                return -ENXIO;
+        }
         return 0;
 }