diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
index e9a3cc9e98df..1617ea18fae3 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ static int fib4_rule_configure(struct fib_rule *rule, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct nlattr **tb,
 			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
+	struct fib4_rule *rule4 = (struct fib4_rule *)rule;
+	struct net *net = rule->fr_net;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
-	struct fib4_rule *rule4 = (struct fib4_rule *) rule;
 
 	if (frh->tos & ~IPTOS_TOS_MASK) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Invalid tos");
diff --git a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
index 3cf9dc223103..acb8610c9a9d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
@@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ static int fib6_rule_configure(struct fib_rule *rule, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct nlattr **tb,
 			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
+	struct fib6_rule *rule6 = (struct fib6_rule *)rule;
+	struct net *net = rule->fr_net;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
-	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
-	struct fib6_rule *rule6 = (struct fib6_rule *) rule;
 
 	if (rule->action == FR_ACT_TO_TBL && !rule->l3mdev) {
 		if (rule->table == RT6_TABLE_UNSPEC) {