diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 3be107e0bc93..26622d614f81 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -672,6 +672,10 @@ int dev_get_iflink(const struct net_device *dev)
 	if (dev->netdev_ops && dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_iflink)
 		return dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_iflink(dev);
 
+	/* If dev->rtnl_link_ops is set, it's a virtual interface. */
+	if (dev->rtnl_link_ops)
+		return 0;
+
 	return dev->ifindex;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_get_iflink);