diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
index fe893c9..76abed9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 	struct ethhdr *eth;
 	struct bpqdev *bpq;
 
-	if (dev_net(dev) != &init_net)
+	if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net))
 		goto drop;
 
 	if ((skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL)
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)ptr;
 
-	if (dev_net(dev) != &init_net)
+	if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
 	if (!dev_is_ethdev(dev))
diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index 1bc654a..c9f6557 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 out_free_netdev:
 	free_netdev(dev);
 out:
-	if (net == &init_net)
+	if (net_eq(net, &init_net))
 		panic("loopback: Failed to register netdevice: %d\n", err);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c
index cc07236..9937bba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 {
 	struct hdlc_device *hdlc = dev_to_hdlc(dev);
 
-	if (dev_net(dev) != &init_net) {
+	if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net)) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int on;
 
-	if (dev_net(dev) != &init_net)
+	if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
 	if (!(dev->priv_flags & IFF_WAN_HDLC))