diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
index 3efd51f0d7d2..1d47c229068d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -1498,7 +1498,8 @@ static int ip6gre_tunnel_init_common(struct net_device *dev)
 	tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	tunnel->dev = dev;
-	tunnel->net = dev_net(dev);
+	if (!tunnel->net)
+		tunnel->net = dev_net(dev);
 	strcpy(tunnel->parms.name, dev->name);
 
 	ret = dst_cache_init(&tunnel->dst_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1882,7 +1883,8 @@ static int ip6erspan_tap_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	tunnel->dev = dev;
-	tunnel->net = dev_net(dev);
+	if (!tunnel->net)
+		tunnel->net = dev_net(dev);
 	strcpy(tunnel->parms.name, dev->name);
 
 	ret = dst_cache_init(&tunnel->dst_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1971,7 +1973,7 @@ static bool ip6gre_netlink_encap_parms(struct nlattr *data[],
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int ip6gre_newlink_common(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
+static int ip6gre_newlink_common(struct net *link_net, struct net_device *dev,
 				 struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
 				 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
@@ -1992,7 +1994,7 @@ static int ip6gre_newlink_common(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 		eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
 
 	nt->dev = dev;
-	nt->net = dev_net(dev);
+	nt->net = link_net;
 
 	err = register_netdevice(dev);
 	if (err)
@@ -2010,13 +2012,13 @@ static int ip6gre_newlink(struct rtnl_newlink_params *params)
 	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack = params->extack;
 	struct net_device *dev = params->dev;
 	struct nlattr **data = params->data;
-	struct net *src_net = params->net;
 	struct nlattr **tb = params->tb;
-	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	struct ip6gre_net *ign;
 	struct ip6_tnl *nt;
+	struct net *net;
 	int err;
 
+	net = params->link_net ? : dev_net(dev);
 	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
 	ip6gre_netlink_parms(data, &nt->parms);
 	ign = net_generic(net, ip6gre_net_id);
@@ -2029,7 +2031,7 @@ static int ip6gre_newlink(struct rtnl_newlink_params *params)
 			return -EEXIST;
 	}
 
-	err = ip6gre_newlink_common(src_net, dev, tb, data, extack);
+	err = ip6gre_newlink_common(net, dev, tb, data, extack);
 	if (!err) {
 		ip6gre_tnl_link_config(nt, !tb[IFLA_MTU]);
 		ip6gre_tunnel_link_md(ign, nt);
@@ -2250,13 +2252,13 @@ static int ip6erspan_newlink(struct rtnl_newlink_params *params)
 	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack = params->extack;
 	struct net_device *dev = params->dev;
 	struct nlattr **data = params->data;
-	struct net *src_net = params->net;
 	struct nlattr **tb = params->tb;
-	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	struct ip6gre_net *ign;
 	struct ip6_tnl *nt;
+	struct net *net;
 	int err;
 
+	net = params->link_net ? : dev_net(dev);
 	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
 	ip6gre_netlink_parms(data, &nt->parms);
 	ip6erspan_set_version(data, &nt->parms);
@@ -2270,7 +2272,7 @@ static int ip6erspan_newlink(struct rtnl_newlink_params *params)
 			return -EEXIST;
 	}
 
-	err = ip6gre_newlink_common(src_net, dev, tb, data, extack);
+	err = ip6gre_newlink_common(net, dev, tb, data, extack);
 	if (!err) {
 		ip6erspan_tnl_link_config(nt, !tb[IFLA_MTU]);
 		ip6erspan_tunnel_link_md(ign, nt);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index f4bdbabc3246..cb09cc878dee 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -253,8 +253,7 @@ static void ip6_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
 static int ip6_tnl_create2(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
-	struct ip6_tnl_net *ip6n = net_generic(net, ip6_tnl_net_id);
+	struct ip6_tnl_net *ip6n = net_generic(t->net, ip6_tnl_net_id);
 	int err;
 
 	dev->rtnl_link_ops = &ip6_link_ops;
@@ -1878,7 +1877,8 @@ ip6_tnl_dev_init_gen(struct net_device *dev)
 	int t_hlen;
 
 	t->dev = dev;
-	t->net = dev_net(dev);
+	if (!t->net)
+		t->net = dev_net(dev);
 
 	ret = dst_cache_init(&t->dst_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ret)
@@ -2007,13 +2007,16 @@ static int ip6_tnl_newlink(struct rtnl_newlink_params *params)
 	struct net_device *dev = params->dev;
 	struct nlattr **data = params->data;
 	struct nlattr **tb = params->tb;
-	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
-	struct ip6_tnl_net *ip6n = net_generic(net, ip6_tnl_net_id);
 	struct ip_tunnel_encap ipencap;
+	struct ip6_tnl_net *ip6n;
 	struct ip6_tnl *nt, *t;
+	struct net *net;
 	int err;
 
+	net = params->link_net ? : dev_net(dev);
+	ip6n = net_generic(net, ip6_tnl_net_id);
 	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
+	nt->net = net;
 
 	if (ip_tunnel_netlink_encap_parms(data, &ipencap)) {
 		err = ip6_tnl_encap_setup(nt, &ipencap);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
index 79e601e629d2..a3108a7464c7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ vti6_tnl_unlink(struct vti6_net *ip6n, struct ip6_tnl *t)
 static int vti6_tnl_create2(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
-	struct vti6_net *ip6n = net_generic(net, vti6_net_id);
+	struct vti6_net *ip6n = net_generic(t->net, vti6_net_id);
 	int err;
 
 	dev->rtnl_link_ops = &vti6_link_ops;
@@ -925,7 +924,8 @@ static inline int vti6_dev_init_gen(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	t->dev = dev;
-	t->net = dev_net(dev);
+	if (!t->net)
+		t->net = dev_net(dev);
 	netdev_hold(dev, &t->dev_tracker, GFP_KERNEL);
 	netdev_lockdep_set_classes(dev);
 	return 0;
@@ -1001,13 +1001,15 @@ static int vti6_newlink(struct rtnl_newlink_params *params)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = params->dev;
 	struct nlattr **data = params->data;
-	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	struct ip6_tnl *nt;
+	struct net *net;
 
+	net = params->link_net ? : dev_net(dev);
 	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
 	vti6_netlink_parms(data, &nt->parms);
 
 	nt->parms.proto = IPPROTO_IPV6;
+	nt->net = net;
 
 	if (vti6_locate(net, &nt->parms, 0))
 		return -EEXIST;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index 4dd1309d1eb3..8888fc51fa0b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ static void ipip6_tunnel_clone_6rd(struct net_device *dev, struct sit_net *sitn)
 static int ipip6_tunnel_create(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ip_tunnel *t = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
-	struct sit_net *sitn = net_generic(net, sit_net_id);
+	struct sit_net *sitn = net_generic(t->net, sit_net_id);
 	int err;
 
 	__dev_addr_set(dev, &t->parms.iph.saddr, 4);
@@ -270,6 +269,7 @@ static struct ip_tunnel *ipip6_tunnel_locate(struct net *net,
 	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	nt->parms = *parms;
+	nt->net = net;
 	if (ipip6_tunnel_create(dev) < 0)
 		goto failed_free;
 
@@ -1449,7 +1449,8 @@ static int ipip6_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	int err;
 
 	tunnel->dev = dev;
-	tunnel->net = dev_net(dev);
+	if (!tunnel->net)
+		tunnel->net = dev_net(dev);
 	strcpy(tunnel->parms.name, dev->name);
 
 	ipip6_tunnel_bind_dev(dev);
@@ -1555,15 +1556,17 @@ static int ipip6_newlink(struct rtnl_newlink_params *params)
 	struct net_device *dev = params->dev;
 	struct nlattr **data = params->data;
 	struct nlattr **tb = params->tb;
-	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	struct ip_tunnel *nt;
 	struct ip_tunnel_encap ipencap;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_SIT_6RD
 	struct ip_tunnel_6rd ip6rd;
 #endif
+	struct net *net;
 	int err;
 
+	net = params->link_net ? : dev_net(dev);
 	nt = netdev_priv(dev);
+	nt->net = net;
 
 	if (ip_tunnel_netlink_encap_parms(data, &ipencap)) {
 		err = ip_tunnel_encap_setup(nt, &ipencap);
