diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
index 513f475c6a53..298a9944a3d1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ static int fib4_rule_configure(struct fib_rule *rule, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct nlattr **tb,
 			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
+	struct fib4_rule *rule4 = (struct fib4_rule *)rule;
+	struct net *net = rule->fr_net;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
-	struct fib4_rule *rule4 = (struct fib4_rule *) rule;
 
 	if (!inet_validate_dscp(frh->tos)) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
index 6eeab21512ba..e0f0c5f8cccd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
@@ -350,9 +350,9 @@ static int fib6_rule_configure(struct fib_rule *rule, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct nlattr **tb,
 			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
+	struct fib6_rule *rule6 = (struct fib6_rule *)rule;
+	struct net *net = rule->fr_net;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
-	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
-	struct fib6_rule *rule6 = (struct fib6_rule *) rule;
 
 	if (!inet_validate_dscp(frh->tos)) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,