diff --git a/net/ipv6/datagram.c b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
index a1f9187..fbf08ce 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ int __ip6_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 	if (__ipv6_addr_needs_scope_id(addr_type)) {
 		if (addr_len >= sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6) &&
 		    usin->sin6_scope_id) {
-			if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if &&
-			    sk->sk_bound_dev_if != usin->sin6_scope_id) {
+			if (!sk_dev_equal_l3scope(sk, usin->sin6_scope_id)) {
 				err = -EINVAL;
 				goto out;
 			}
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index aa12a26..c0f7e69 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -176,8 +176,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 			/* If interface is set while binding, indices
 			 * must coincide.
 			 */
-			if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if &&
-			    sk->sk_bound_dev_if != usin->sin6_scope_id)
+			if (!sk_dev_equal_l3scope(sk, usin->sin6_scope_id))
 				return -EINVAL;
 
 			sk->sk_bound_dev_if = usin->sin6_scope_id;