diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
index 071cd2c..953e255 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
 	IRDA_DEBUG(4, "IrLAN: Sending gratuitous ARP\n");
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	in_dev = __in_dev_get(dev);
+	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
 	if (in_dev == NULL)
 		goto out;
 	if (in_dev->ifa_list)