diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index b4a545d..eec68b0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@
 	v->pkt_out = 0;
 	v->link = dev->ifindex;
 	if (v->flags & (VIFF_TUNNEL | VIFF_REGISTER))
-		v->link = dev->iflink;
+		v->link = dev_get_iflink(dev);
 
 	/* And finish update writing critical data */
 	write_lock_bh(&mrt_lock);