diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index 33b1a37..707097d 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -1587,9 +1587,7 @@
 	*asmptr = AX25_UI;
 
 	/* Datagram frames go straight out of the door as UI */
-	skb->dev = ax25->ax25_dev->dev;
-
-	ax25_queue_xmit(skb);
+	ax25_queue_xmit(skb, ax25->ax25_dev->dev);
 
 	err = len;
 
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_ip.c b/net/ax25/ax25_ip.c
index 04d7113..bba0173e 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_ip.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_ip.c
@@ -199,9 +199,7 @@
 		skb = ourskb;
 	}
 
-	skb->dev      = dev;
-
-	ax25_queue_xmit(skb);
+	ax25_queue_xmit(skb, dev);
 
 put:
 	ax25_put_route(route);
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_out.c b/net/ax25/ax25_out.c
index 3475a3a..94557b1 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_out.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_out.c
@@ -340,21 +340,19 @@
 
 	ax25_addr_build(ptr, &ax25->source_addr, &ax25->dest_addr, ax25->digipeat, type, ax25->modulus);
 
-	skb->dev = ax25->ax25_dev->dev;
-
-	ax25_queue_xmit(skb);
+	ax25_queue_xmit(skb, ax25->ax25_dev->dev);
 }
 
 /*
  *	A small shim to dev_queue_xmit to add the KISS control byte, and do
  *	any packet forwarding in operation.
  */
-void ax25_queue_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb)
+void ax25_queue_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	unsigned char *ptr;
 
 	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_AX25);
-	skb->dev      = ax25_fwd_dev(skb->dev);
+	skb->dev      = ax25_fwd_dev(dev);
 
 	ptr  = skb_push(skb, 1);
 	*ptr = 0x00;			/* KISS */
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_subr.c b/net/ax25/ax25_subr.c
index 8cf7270..99694b5 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_subr.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_subr.c
@@ -220,9 +220,7 @@
 	dptr  = skb_push(skb, ax25_addr_size(digi));
 	dptr += ax25_addr_build(dptr, dest, src, &retdigi, AX25_RESPONSE, AX25_MODULUS);
 
-	skb->dev      = dev;
-
-	ax25_queue_xmit(skb);
+	ax25_queue_xmit(skb, dev);
 }
 
 /*