diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
index 8c4dcc46acd2..ce63ab21b6cd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ int iptunnel_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct rtable *rt, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	iph->daddr	=	dst;
 	iph->saddr	=	src;
 	iph->ttl	=	ttl;
-	__ip_select_ident(sock_net(sk), iph, skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_segs ?: 1);
+	__ip_select_ident(dev_net(rt->dst.dev), iph,
+			  skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_segs ?: 1);
 
 	err = ip_local_out_sk(sk, skb);
 	if (unlikely(net_xmit_eval(err)))