diff --git a/net/core/ethtool.c b/net/core/ethtool.c
index 1d00b8922902..1347e11f5cc9 100644
--- a/net/core/ethtool.c
+++ b/net/core/ethtool.c
@@ -359,7 +359,15 @@ static int ethtool_get_settings(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr)
 	int err;
 	struct ethtool_cmd cmd;
 
-	err = __ethtool_get_settings(dev, &cmd);
+	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->get_settings)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&cmd, useraddr, sizeof(cmd)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	cmd.cmd = ETHTOOL_GSET;
+
+	err = dev->ethtool_ops->get_settings(dev, &cmd);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;