diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index 5cd0bc693a5fb8bb76ff46b23fd5fbb1a34c278d..4dfcddc871ce8c65f1cd1f955cd64babf96101b9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -627,6 +627,9 @@ static struct inet6_protocol frag_protocol =
 
 void ipv6_frag_sysctl_init(struct net *net)
 {
+	if (net != &init_net)
+		return;
+
 	ip6_frags.ctl = &net->ipv6.sysctl.frags;
 }