diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index 1459dc9fd701..5efac33c29dc 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -815,11 +815,7 @@ static int vhost_net_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 
 static struct socket *get_raw_socket(int fd)
 {
-	struct {
-		struct sockaddr_ll sa;
-		char  buf[MAX_ADDR_LEN];
-	} uaddr;
-	int uaddr_len = sizeof uaddr, r;
+	int r;
 	struct socket *sock = sockfd_lookup(fd, &r);
 
 	if (!sock)
@@ -831,12 +827,7 @@ static struct socket *get_raw_socket(int fd)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	r = sock->ops->getname(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&uaddr.sa,
-			       &uaddr_len, 0);
-	if (r)
-		goto err;
-
-	if (uaddr.sa.sll_family != AF_PACKET) {
+	if (sock->sk->sk_family != AF_PACKET) {
 		r = -EPFNOSUPPORT;
 		goto err;
 	}