diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index cc90363d7e7a..243946d4809d 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2169,8 +2169,6 @@ static int packet_ioctl(struct socket *sock, unsigned int cmd,
 	case SIOCGIFDSTADDR:
 	case SIOCSIFDSTADDR:
 	case SIOCSIFFLAGS:
-		if (!net_eq(sock_net(sk), &init_net))
-			return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 		return inet_dgram_ops.ioctl(sock, cmd, arg);
 #endif