diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 4e509e5..a970b47 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@
 	}
 
         for (dev = dev_base; dev != NULL; dev = dev->next) {
-		struct in_device * in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+		struct in_device * in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev);
 		if (in_dev && (dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
 			struct in_ifaddr * ifa;