diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index aa81aead0a654..67820219e3b60 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static int __neigh_ifdown(struct neigh_table *tbl, struct net_device *dev,
 	write_lock_bh(&tbl->lock);
 	neigh_flush_dev(tbl, dev, skip_perm);
 	pneigh_ifdown_and_unlock(tbl, dev);
-	pneigh_queue_purge(&tbl->proxy_queue, dev_net(dev));
+	pneigh_queue_purge(&tbl->proxy_queue, dev ? dev_net(dev) : NULL);
 	if (skb_queue_empty_lockless(&tbl->proxy_queue))
 		del_timer_sync(&tbl->proxy_timer);
 	return 0;