diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_fwd.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_fwd.c
index 3c37dd59c04eaec750e5ddbf98383e8e4b64d669..995a26b65156bd18bfd3180847e0c8c9d15499d9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_fwd.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_fwd.c
@@ -110,20 +110,12 @@ void usnic_fwd_set_mac(struct usnic_fwd_dev *ufdev, char mac[ETH_ALEN])
 	spin_unlock(&ufdev->lock);
 }
 
-int usnic_fwd_add_ipaddr(struct usnic_fwd_dev *ufdev, __be32 inaddr)
+void usnic_fwd_add_ipaddr(struct usnic_fwd_dev *ufdev, __be32 inaddr)
 {
-	int status;
-
 	spin_lock(&ufdev->lock);
-	if (ufdev->inaddr == 0) {
+	if (!ufdev->inaddr)
 		ufdev->inaddr = inaddr;
-		status = 0;
-	} else {
-		status = -EFAULT;
-	}
 	spin_unlock(&ufdev->lock);
-
-	return status;
 }
 
 void usnic_fwd_del_ipaddr(struct usnic_fwd_dev *ufdev)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_fwd.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_fwd.h
index b2ac22be073179d26b818cbb33389f91b3ed7dc0..0b2cc4e7970750d4e9fbfcbad6a26a307d3a1c0e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_fwd.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_fwd.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct usnic_fwd_dev *usnic_fwd_dev_alloc(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 void usnic_fwd_dev_free(struct usnic_fwd_dev *ufdev);
 
 void usnic_fwd_set_mac(struct usnic_fwd_dev *ufdev, char mac[ETH_ALEN]);
-int usnic_fwd_add_ipaddr(struct usnic_fwd_dev *ufdev, __be32 inaddr);
+void usnic_fwd_add_ipaddr(struct usnic_fwd_dev *ufdev, __be32 inaddr);
 void usnic_fwd_del_ipaddr(struct usnic_fwd_dev *ufdev);
 void usnic_fwd_carrier_up(struct usnic_fwd_dev *ufdev);
 void usnic_fwd_carrier_down(struct usnic_fwd_dev *ufdev);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c
index e86700f994cb335dbe2a60a14335a3f753557338..f45e99a938e099805e4c1fd253506af99020df52 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_main.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static void *usnic_ib_device_add(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct usnic_ib_dev *us_ibdev;
 	union ib_gid gid;
-	struct in_ifaddr *in;
+	struct in_device *ind;
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 
 	usnic_dbg("\n");
@@ -441,9 +441,11 @@ static void *usnic_ib_device_add(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	if (netif_carrier_ok(us_ibdev->netdev))
 		usnic_fwd_carrier_up(us_ibdev->ufdev);
 
-	in = ((struct in_device *)(netdev->ip_ptr))->ifa_list;
-	if (in != NULL)
-		usnic_fwd_add_ipaddr(us_ibdev->ufdev, in->ifa_address);
+	ind = in_dev_get(netdev);
+	if (ind->ifa_list)
+		usnic_fwd_add_ipaddr(us_ibdev->ufdev,
+				     ind->ifa_list->ifa_address);
+	in_dev_put(ind);
 
 	usnic_mac_ip_to_gid(us_ibdev->netdev->perm_addr,
 				us_ibdev->ufdev->inaddr, &gid.raw[0]);