diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 24f6b27e169f..95814d9747ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static int veth_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (IS_ERR(net))
 		return PTR_ERR(net);
 
-	peer = rtnl_create_link(src_net, net, ifname, &veth_link_ops, tbp);
+	peer = rtnl_create_link(net, ifname, &veth_link_ops, tbp);
 	if (IS_ERR(peer)) {
 		put_net(net);
 		return PTR_ERR(peer);
diff --git a/include/net/rtnetlink.h b/include/net/rtnetlink.h
index 6b00c4fc4291..5a15fabd6a75 100644
--- a/include/net/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/rtnetlink.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ extern void	rtnl_af_unregister(struct rtnl_af_ops *ops);
 
 
 extern struct net *rtnl_link_get_net(struct net *src_net, struct nlattr *tb[]);
-extern struct net_device *rtnl_create_link(struct net *src_net, struct net *net,
+extern struct net_device *rtnl_create_link(struct net *net,
 	char *ifname, const struct rtnl_link_ops *ops, struct nlattr *tb[]);
 extern int rtnl_configure_link(struct net_device *dev,
 			       const struct ifinfomsg *ifm);
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 575a6ee89944..1868625af25e 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ int rtnl_configure_link(struct net_device *dev, const struct ifinfomsg *ifm)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtnl_configure_link);
 
-struct net_device *rtnl_create_link(struct net *src_net, struct net *net,
+struct net_device *rtnl_create_link(struct net *net,
 	char *ifname, const struct rtnl_link_ops *ops, struct nlattr *tb[])
 {
 	int err;
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ replay:
 		if (IS_ERR(dest_net))
 			return PTR_ERR(dest_net);
 
-		dev = rtnl_create_link(net, dest_net, ifname, ops, tb);
+		dev = rtnl_create_link(dest_net, ifname, ops, tb);
 		if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(dev);
 			goto out;