diff --git a/net/llc/llc_input.c b/net/llc/llc_input.c
index 82cb93f66b9b..f9e801cc50f5 100644
--- a/net/llc/llc_input.c
+++ b/net/llc/llc_input.c
@@ -162,9 +162,6 @@ int llc_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	void (*sta_handler)(struct sk_buff *skb);
 	void (*sap_handler)(struct llc_sap *sap, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
-	if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net))
-		goto drop;
-
 	/*
 	 * When the interface is in promisc. mode, drop all the crap that it
 	 * receives, do not try to analyse it.