diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index bf9255495797..9cacd17feeaa 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1054,7 +1054,8 @@ static int __dev_alloc_name(struct net *net, const char *name, char *buf)
 
 		for_each_netdev(net, d) {
 			struct netdev_name_node *name_node;
-			list_for_each_entry(name_node, &d->name_node->list, list) {
+
+			netdev_for_each_altname(d, name_node) {
 				if (!sscanf(name_node->name, name, &i))
 					continue;
 				if (i < 0 || i >= max_netdevices)
@@ -10949,6 +10950,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_netdev);
 int __dev_change_net_namespace(struct net_device *dev, struct net *net,
 			       const char *pat, int new_ifindex)
 {
+	struct netdev_name_node *name_node;
 	struct net *net_old = dev_net(dev);
 	char new_name[IFNAMSIZ] = {};
 	int err, new_nsid;
@@ -10981,6 +10983,11 @@ int __dev_change_net_namespace(struct net_device *dev, struct net *net,
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out;
 	}
+	/* Check that none of the altnames conflicts. */
+	err = -EEXIST;
+	netdev_for_each_altname(dev, name_node)
+		if (netdev_name_in_use(net, name_node->name))
+			goto out;
 
 	/* Check that new_ifindex isn't used yet. */
 	err = -EBUSY;
diff --git a/net/core/dev.h b/net/core/dev.h
index cbb8a925175a..9ca91457c197 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.h
+++ b/net/core/dev.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ struct netdev_name_node {
 int netdev_get_name(struct net *net, char *name, int ifindex);
 int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, const char *newname);
 
+#define netdev_for_each_altname(dev, namenode)				\
+	list_for_each_entry((namenode), &(dev)->name_node->list, list)
+
 int netdev_name_node_alt_create(struct net_device *dev, const char *name);
 int netdev_name_node_alt_destroy(struct net_device *dev, const char *name);