diff --git a/lib/test_bpf.c b/lib/test_bpf.c
index 08d3d59dca17..aa22bcaec1dc 100644
--- a/lib/test_bpf.c
+++ b/lib/test_bpf.c
@@ -6494,6 +6494,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *populate_skb(char *buf, int size)
 	skb->queue_mapping = SKB_QUEUE_MAP;
 	skb->vlan_tci = SKB_VLAN_TCI;
 	skb->vlan_proto = htons(ETH_P_IP);
+	dev_net_set(&dev, &init_net);
 	skb->dev = &dev;
 	skb->dev->ifindex = SKB_DEV_IFINDEX;
 	skb->dev->type = SKB_DEV_TYPE;