diff --git a/net/atm/mpc.c b/net/atm/mpc.c
index 7c85aa5..0968430 100644
--- a/net/atm/mpc.c
+++ b/net/atm/mpc.c
@@ -956,6 +956,10 @@
 	struct lec_priv *priv;
 
 	dev = (struct net_device *)dev_ptr;
+
+	if (dev->nd_net != &init_net)
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
 	if (dev->name == NULL || strncmp(dev->name, "lec", 3))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE; /* we are only interested in lec:s */