diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index 2e9ba035fb5f..6163f851dc01 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -101,19 +101,19 @@ static struct ip_tunnel *ipip6_tunnel_lookup(struct net *net,
 	for_each_ip_tunnel_rcu(t, sitn->tunnels_r_l[h0 ^ h1]) {
 		if (local == t->parms.iph.saddr &&
 		    remote == t->parms.iph.daddr &&
-		    (!dev || !t->parms.link || dev->iflink == t->parms.link) &&
+		    (!dev || !t->parms.link || dev->ifindex == t->parms.link) &&
 		    (t->dev->flags & IFF_UP))
 			return t;
 	}
 	for_each_ip_tunnel_rcu(t, sitn->tunnels_r[h0]) {
 		if (remote == t->parms.iph.daddr &&
-		    (!dev || !t->parms.link || dev->iflink == t->parms.link) &&
+		    (!dev || !t->parms.link || dev->ifindex == t->parms.link) &&
 		    (t->dev->flags & IFF_UP))
 			return t;
 	}
 	for_each_ip_tunnel_rcu(t, sitn->tunnels_l[h1]) {
 		if (local == t->parms.iph.saddr &&
-		    (!dev || !t->parms.link || dev->iflink == t->parms.link) &&
+		    (!dev || !t->parms.link || dev->ifindex == t->parms.link) &&
 		    (t->dev->flags & IFF_UP))
 			return t;
 	}