diff --git a/include/net/vrf.h b/include/net/vrf.h
index 3bb4af462ed6..5bfb16237fd7 100644
--- a/include/net/vrf.h
+++ b/include/net/vrf.h
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ static inline int vrf_master_ifindex_rcu(const struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!dev)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (netif_is_vrf(dev))
+	if (netif_is_vrf(dev)) {
 		ifindex = dev->ifindex;
-	else {
+	} else {
 		vrf_ptr = rcu_dereference(dev->vrf_ptr);
 		if (vrf_ptr)
 			ifindex = vrf_ptr->ifindex;
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ static inline int vrf_master_ifindex_rcu(const struct net_device *dev)
 	return ifindex;
 }
 
+static inline int vrf_master_ifindex(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	int ifindex;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ifindex = vrf_master_ifindex_rcu(dev);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return ifindex;
+}
+
 /* called with rcu_read_lock */
 static inline int vrf_dev_table_rcu(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
@@ -133,6 +144,11 @@ static inline int vrf_master_ifindex_rcu(const struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int vrf_master_ifindex(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int vrf_dev_table_rcu(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/icmp.c b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
index c6f1ce149ffb..f16488efa1c8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static void icmp_reply(struct icmp_bxm *icmp_param, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	fl4.flowi4_mark = mark;
 	fl4.flowi4_tos = RT_TOS(ip_hdr(skb)->tos);
 	fl4.flowi4_proto = IPPROTO_ICMP;
-	fl4.flowi4_oif = vrf_master_ifindex_rcu(skb->dev) ? : skb->dev->ifindex;
+	fl4.flowi4_oif = vrf_master_ifindex(skb->dev) ? : skb->dev->ifindex;
 	security_skb_classify_flow(skb, flowi4_to_flowi(&fl4));
 	rt = ip_route_output_key(net, &fl4);
 	if (IS_ERR(rt))
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static struct rtable *icmp_route_lookup(struct net *net,
 	fl4->flowi4_proto = IPPROTO_ICMP;
 	fl4->fl4_icmp_type = type;
 	fl4->fl4_icmp_code = code;
-	fl4->flowi4_oif = vrf_master_ifindex_rcu(skb_in->dev) ? : skb_in->dev->ifindex;
+	fl4->flowi4_oif = vrf_master_ifindex(skb_in->dev) ? : skb_in->dev->ifindex;
 
 	security_skb_classify_flow(skb_in, flowi4_to_flowi(fl4));
 	rt = __ip_route_output_key(net, fl4);