diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
index 917e170fa75269e25908b81aff9a0af6d69ec96c..4b47ec19ef39a371cb812721682707072d87c666 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
@@ -56,11 +56,7 @@ struct nf_conntrack_expect {
 
 static inline struct net *nf_ct_exp_net(struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	return exp->master->ct_net;	/* by definition */
-#else
-	return &init_net;
-#endif
+	return nf_ct_net(exp->master);
 }
 
 struct nf_conntrack_expect_policy {