diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 9efaf35..8c45d7e 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -708,9 +708,6 @@
 	int s_idx = cb->args[0];
 	struct net_device *dev;
 
-	if (net != &init_net)
-		return 0;
-
 	idx = 0;
 	for_each_netdev(net, dev) {
 		if (idx < s_idx)
@@ -913,9 +910,6 @@
 	struct nlattr *tb[IFLA_MAX+1];
 	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
 
-	if (net != &init_net)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	err = nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(*ifm), tb, IFLA_MAX, ifla_policy);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout;
@@ -964,9 +958,6 @@
 	struct nlattr *tb[IFLA_MAX+1];
 	int err;
 
-	if (net != &init_net)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	err = nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(*ifm), tb, IFLA_MAX, ifla_policy);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
@@ -1048,9 +1039,6 @@
 	struct nlattr *linkinfo[IFLA_INFO_MAX+1];
 	int err;
 
-	if (net != &init_net)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_KMOD
 replay:
 #endif
@@ -1177,9 +1165,6 @@
 	struct sk_buff *nskb;
 	int err;
 
-	if (net != &init_net)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	err = nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(*ifm), tb, IFLA_MAX, ifla_policy);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
@@ -1215,13 +1200,9 @@
 
 static int rtnl_dump_all(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
-	struct net *net = skb->sk->sk_net;
 	int idx;
 	int s_idx = cb->family;
 
-	if (net != &init_net)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (s_idx == 0)
 		s_idx = 1;
 	for (idx=1; idx<NPROTO; idx++) {
@@ -1243,6 +1224,7 @@
 
 void rtmsg_ifinfo(int type, struct net_device *dev, unsigned change)
 {
+	struct net *net = dev->nd_net;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int err = -ENOBUFS;
 
@@ -1257,10 +1239,10 @@
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto errout;
 	}
-	err = rtnl_notify(skb, &init_net, 0, RTNLGRP_LINK, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
+	err = rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_LINK, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
 errout:
 	if (err < 0)
-		rtnl_set_sk_err(&init_net, RTNLGRP_LINK, err);
+		rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_LINK, err);
 }
 
 /* Protected by RTNL sempahore.  */
@@ -1353,9 +1335,6 @@
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = ptr;
 
-	if (dev->nd_net != &init_net)
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
-
 	switch (event) {
 	case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
 		rtmsg_ifinfo(RTM_DELLINK, dev, ~0U);