diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 8ad596573d17..4cca36ebc4fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -469,6 +469,14 @@ static const struct nla_policy veth_policy[VETH_INFO_MAX + 1] = {
 	[VETH_INFO_PEER]	= { .len = sizeof(struct ifinfomsg) },
 };
 
+static struct net *veth_get_link_net(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct veth_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device *peer = rtnl_dereference(priv->peer);
+
+	return peer ? dev_net(peer) : dev_net(dev);
+}
+
 static struct rtnl_link_ops veth_link_ops = {
 	.kind		= DRV_NAME,
 	.priv_size	= sizeof(struct veth_priv),
@@ -478,6 +486,7 @@ static struct rtnl_link_ops veth_link_ops = {
 	.dellink	= veth_dellink,
 	.policy		= veth_policy,
 	.maxtype	= VETH_INFO_MAX,
+	.get_link_net	= veth_get_link_net,
 };
 
 /*