diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 12d0166a64cd82182fa85b1d9c08a833efd832e9..8cab909b181ef95fe96db36c61fe836fb83862d2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ int ip6_output(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = skb_dst(skb)->dev;
 	struct inet6_dev *idev = ip6_dst_idev(skb_dst(skb));
+	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	if (unlikely(idev->cnf.disable_ipv6)) {
-		IP6_INC_STATS(dev_net(dev), idev,
-			      IPSTATS_MIB_OUTDISCARDS);
+		IP6_INC_STATS(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTDISCARDS);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return 0;
 	}