diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
index 9774c96ac7bb..c1f008fe4e1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
@@ -315,13 +315,13 @@ static int ipvlan_rcv_frame(struct ipvl_addr *addr, struct sk_buff **pskb,
 
 		*pskb = skb;
 	}
-	ipvlan_skb_crossing_ns(skb, dev);
 
 	if (local) {
 		skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
 		if (dev_forward_skb(ipvlan->dev, skb) == NET_RX_SUCCESS)
 			success = true;
 	} else {
+		skb->dev = dev;
 		ret = RX_HANDLER_ANOTHER;
 		success = true;
 	}
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static int ipvlan_xmit_mode_l2(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		return NET_XMIT_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
-	ipvlan_skb_crossing_ns(skb, ipvlan->phy_dev);
+	skb->dev = ipvlan->phy_dev;
 	return dev_queue_xmit(skb);
 }