diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev.c b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
index c3db111d2ff5d60f574fc15f343c5583a32ec5d5..5fe34d64ca2addecc3e1e01ff8c4cb051d330888 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ static int can_fill_xstats(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *dev)
 	return -EMSGSIZE;
 }
 
-static int can_newlink(struct net_device *dev,
+static int can_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 		       struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 20b7707f38efdee11dd339bab0117a740c32fe55..d7dba3f6f7637f510b8c6ba371def08697af19aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ static int macvlan_get_tx_queues(struct net *net,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int macvlan_newlink(struct net_device *dev,
+static int macvlan_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 			   struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
 {
 	struct macvlan_dev *vlan = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static int macvlan_newlink(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!tb[IFLA_LINK])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	lowerdev = __dev_get_by_index(dev_net(dev), nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_LINK]));
+	lowerdev = __dev_get_by_index(src_net, nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_LINK]));
 	if (lowerdev == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 9bed694cd215a4d644952978e20172ae3bdc8175..2d657f2314cbdd2db4fb0243d82181c93358cca7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static int veth_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
 
 static struct rtnl_link_ops veth_link_ops;
 
-static int veth_newlink(struct net_device *dev,
+static int veth_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 			 struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
 {
 	int err;
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ static int veth_newlink(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct veth_priv *priv;
 	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
 	struct nlattr *peer_tb[IFLA_MAX + 1], **tbp;
+	struct net *net;
 
 	/*
 	 * create and register peer first
@@ -380,14 +381,22 @@ static int veth_newlink(struct net_device *dev,
 	else
 		snprintf(ifname, IFNAMSIZ, DRV_NAME "%%d");
 
-	peer = rtnl_create_link(dev_net(dev), ifname, &veth_link_ops, tbp);
-	if (IS_ERR(peer))
+	net = rtnl_link_get_net(src_net, tbp);
+	if (IS_ERR(net))
+		return PTR_ERR(net);
+
+	peer = rtnl_create_link(src_net, net, ifname, &veth_link_ops, tbp);
+	if (IS_ERR(peer)) {
+		put_net(net);
 		return PTR_ERR(peer);
+	}
 
 	if (tbp[IFLA_ADDRESS] == NULL)
 		random_ether_addr(peer->dev_addr);
 
 	err = register_netdevice(peer);
+	put_net(net);
+	net = NULL;
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_register_peer;
 
diff --git a/include/net/rtnetlink.h b/include/net/rtnetlink.h
index cd5af1f508f29ab34e4ba040862bb262ecd55fbe..48d3efcb0880ac256de3a56c8ac01f087481d1e4 100644
--- a/include/net/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/rtnetlink.h
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ struct rtnl_link_ops {
 	int			(*validate)(struct nlattr *tb[],
 					    struct nlattr *data[]);
 
-	int			(*newlink)(struct net_device *dev,
+	int			(*newlink)(struct net *src_net,
+					   struct net_device *dev,
 					   struct nlattr *tb[],
 					   struct nlattr *data[]);
 	int			(*changelink)(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -83,8 +84,9 @@ extern void	rtnl_kill_links(struct net *net, struct rtnl_link_ops *ops);
 extern int	rtnl_link_register(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops);
 extern void	rtnl_link_unregister(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops);
 
-extern struct net_device *rtnl_create_link(struct net *net, char *ifname,
-		const struct rtnl_link_ops *ops, struct nlattr *tb[]);
+extern struct net *rtnl_link_get_net(struct net *src_net, struct nlattr *tb[]);
+extern struct net_device *rtnl_create_link(struct net *src_net, struct net *net,
+	char *ifname, const struct rtnl_link_ops *ops, struct nlattr *tb[]);
 extern const struct nla_policy ifla_policy[IFLA_MAX+1];
 
 #define MODULE_ALIAS_RTNL_LINK(kind) MODULE_ALIAS("rtnl-link-" kind)
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c b/net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c
index a91504850195ff91ef178a390492fd50375e25c3..3c9cf6a8e7fbc9ca710cc39426fc235ca4b77a87 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_netlink.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static int vlan_get_tx_queues(struct net *net,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int vlan_newlink(struct net_device *dev,
+static int vlan_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 			struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
 {
 	struct vlan_dev_info *vlan = vlan_dev_info(dev);
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static int vlan_newlink(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	if (!tb[IFLA_LINK])
 		return -EINVAL;
-	real_dev = __dev_get_by_index(dev_net(dev), nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_LINK]));
+	real_dev = __dev_get_by_index(src_net, nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_LINK]));
 	if (!real_dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index e2f3317f290f95b171ee64da160f1b3d3079f817..33148a568199c7215b87e63f68a39b4a02afb4cd 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -733,6 +733,20 @@ static const struct nla_policy ifla_info_policy[IFLA_INFO_MAX+1] = {
 	[IFLA_INFO_DATA]	= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 };
 
+struct net *rtnl_link_get_net(struct net *src_net, struct nlattr *tb[])
+{
+	struct net *net;
+	/* Examine the link attributes and figure out which
+	 * network namespace we are talking about.
+	 */
+	if (tb[IFLA_NET_NS_PID])
+		net = get_net_ns_by_pid(nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_NET_NS_PID]));
+	else
+		net = get_net(src_net);
+	return net;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtnl_link_get_net);
+
 static int validate_linkmsg(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[])
 {
 	if (dev) {
@@ -756,8 +770,7 @@ static int do_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct ifinfomsg *ifm,
 	int err;
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_NET_NS_PID]) {
-		struct net *net;
-		net = get_net_ns_by_pid(nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_NET_NS_PID]));
+		struct net *net = rtnl_link_get_net(dev_net(dev), tb);
 		if (IS_ERR(net)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(net);
 			goto errout;
@@ -976,8 +989,8 @@ static int rtnl_dellink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct net_device *rtnl_create_link(struct net *net, char *ifname,
-		const struct rtnl_link_ops *ops, struct nlattr *tb[])
+struct net_device *rtnl_create_link(struct net *src_net, struct net *net,
+	char *ifname, const struct rtnl_link_ops *ops, struct nlattr *tb[])
 {
 	int err;
 	struct net_device *dev;
@@ -985,7 +998,7 @@ struct net_device *rtnl_create_link(struct net *net, char *ifname,
 	unsigned int real_num_queues = 1;
 
 	if (ops->get_tx_queues) {
-		err = ops->get_tx_queues(net, tb, &num_queues,
+		err = ops->get_tx_queues(src_net, tb, &num_queues,
 					 &real_num_queues);
 		if (err)
 			goto err;
@@ -995,16 +1008,16 @@ struct net_device *rtnl_create_link(struct net *net, char *ifname,
 	if (!dev)
 		goto err;
 
+	dev_net_set(dev, net);
+	dev->rtnl_link_ops = ops;
 	dev->real_num_tx_queues = real_num_queues;
+
 	if (strchr(dev->name, '%')) {
 		err = dev_alloc_name(dev, dev->name);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	dev_net_set(dev, net);
-	dev->rtnl_link_ops = ops;
-
 	if (tb[IFLA_MTU])
 		dev->mtu = nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_MTU]);
 	if (tb[IFLA_ADDRESS])
@@ -1083,6 +1096,7 @@ static int rtnl_newlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *arg)
 
 	if (1) {
 		struct nlattr *attr[ops ? ops->maxtype + 1 : 0], **data = NULL;
+		struct net *dest_net;
 
 		if (ops) {
 			if (ops->maxtype && linkinfo[IFLA_INFO_DATA]) {
@@ -1147,17 +1161,19 @@ static int rtnl_newlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *arg)
 		if (!ifname[0])
 			snprintf(ifname, IFNAMSIZ, "%s%%d", ops->kind);
 
-		dev = rtnl_create_link(net, ifname, ops, tb);
+		dest_net = rtnl_link_get_net(net, tb);
+		dev = rtnl_create_link(net, dest_net, ifname, ops, tb);
 
 		if (IS_ERR(dev))
 			err = PTR_ERR(dev);
 		else if (ops->newlink)
-			err = ops->newlink(dev, tb, data);
+			err = ops->newlink(net, dev, tb, data);
 		else
 			err = register_netdevice(dev);
-
 		if (err < 0 && !IS_ERR(dev))
 			free_netdev(dev);
+
+		put_net(dest_net);
 		return err;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index 71a3242fb7d00f9ccf83e3ab4475477311c96e24..a7de9e3a8f1860b7ffc982ada513cfa8fa705b5c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ static void ipgre_tap_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->features		|= NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
 }
 
-static int ipgre_newlink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
+static int ipgre_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
 			 struct nlattr *data[])
 {
 	struct ip_tunnel *nt;