diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 74c074f45758..e959327c0ba8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -390,7 +390,13 @@ static inline int ip_rt_proc_init(void)
 
 static inline bool rt_is_expired(const struct rtable *rth)
 {
-	return rth->rt_genid != rt_genid_ipv4(dev_net(rth->dst.dev));
+	bool res;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	res = rth->rt_genid != rt_genid_ipv4(dev_net_rcu(rth->dst.dev));
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return res;
 }
 
 void rt_cache_flush(struct net *net)