diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index c8faf8102394b6e70965d15dc2e3b95d3a7afcad..67b74287535dfbb7059b04a9e8d4b7b180b070c5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ int nf_register_net_hook(struct net *net, const struct nf_hook_ops *reg)
 	struct nf_hook_entry *entry;
 	struct nf_hook_ops *elem;
 
+	if (reg->pf == NFPROTO_NETDEV &&
+	    (reg->hooknum != NF_NETDEV_INGRESS ||
+	     !reg->dev || dev_net(reg->dev) != net))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!entry)
 		return -ENOMEM;