diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index 178aebc0427a1d05051598b9ab2f6b233abfbb66..7e36269826ba5b1d7c24ce7b2f9e38cd1b790f9d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ int ipv6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct packet_type *pt
 	u32 		pkt_len;
 	struct inet6_dev *idev;
 
-	if (dev->nd_net != &init_net) {
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	if (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_OTHERHOST) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return 0;