diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c
index 0a5d72c8d04e..9807214da206 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c
@@ -54,12 +54,10 @@ static int bnxt_tc_parse_redir(struct bnxt *bp,
 			       struct bnxt_tc_actions *actions,
 			       const struct tc_action *tc_act)
 {
-	int ifindex = tcf_mirred_ifindex(tc_act);
-	struct net_device *dev;
+	struct net_device *dev = tcf_mirred_dev(tc_act);
 
-	dev = __dev_get_by_index(dev_net(bp->dev), ifindex);
 	if (!dev) {
-		netdev_info(bp->dev, "no dev for ifindex=%d", ifindex);
+		netdev_info(bp->dev, "no dev in mirred action");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_flower.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_flower.c
index d4a548a6a55c..a12b894f135d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_flower.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_flower.c
@@ -405,9 +405,7 @@ static void cxgb4_process_flow_actions(struct net_device *in,
 		} else if (is_tcf_gact_shot(a)) {
 			fs->action = FILTER_DROP;
 		} else if (is_tcf_mirred_egress_redirect(a)) {
-			int ifindex = tcf_mirred_ifindex(a);
-			struct net_device *out = __dev_get_by_index(dev_net(in),
-								    ifindex);
+			struct net_device *out = tcf_mirred_dev(a);
 			struct port_info *pi = netdev_priv(out);
 
 			fs->action = FILTER_SWITCH;
@@ -582,14 +580,14 @@ static int cxgb4_validate_flow_actions(struct net_device *dev,
 			/* Do nothing */
 		} else if (is_tcf_mirred_egress_redirect(a)) {
 			struct adapter *adap = netdev2adap(dev);
-			struct net_device *n_dev;
-			unsigned int i, ifindex;
+			struct net_device *n_dev, *target_dev;
+			unsigned int i;
 			bool found = false;
 
-			ifindex = tcf_mirred_ifindex(a);
+			target_dev = tcf_mirred_dev(a);
 			for_each_port(adap, i) {
 				n_dev = adap->port[i];
-				if (ifindex == n_dev->ifindex) {
+				if (target_dev == n_dev) {
 					found = true;
 					break;
 				}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_u32.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_u32.c
index cd0cd13a964d..ab174bcfbfb0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_u32.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_u32.c
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ static int fill_action_fields(struct adapter *adap,
 
 		/* Re-direct to specified port in hardware. */
 		if (is_tcf_mirred_egress_redirect(a)) {
-			struct net_device *n_dev;
-			unsigned int i, index;
+			struct net_device *n_dev, *target_dev;
 			bool found = false;
+			unsigned int i;
 
-			index = tcf_mirred_ifindex(a);
+			target_dev = tcf_mirred_dev(a);
 			for_each_port(adap, i) {
 				n_dev = adap->port[i];
-				if (index == n_dev->ifindex) {
+				if (target_dev == n_dev) {
 					fs->action = FILTER_SWITCH;
 					fs->eport = i;
 					found = true;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 62a18914f00f..7737a05c717c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -9101,9 +9101,11 @@ static int parse_tc_actions(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 
 		/* Redirect to a VF or a offloaded macvlan */
 		if (is_tcf_mirred_egress_redirect(a)) {
-			int ifindex = tcf_mirred_ifindex(a);
+			struct net_device *dev = tcf_mirred_dev(a);
 
-			err = handle_redirect_action(adapter, ifindex, queue,
+			if (!dev)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			err = handle_redirect_action(adapter, dev->ifindex, queue,
 						     action);
 			if (err == 0)
 				return err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index 55979ec2e88a..3e03d2e8f96a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -1982,11 +1982,10 @@ static int parse_tc_fdb_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct tcf_exts *exts,
 		}
 
 		if (is_tcf_mirred_egress_redirect(a)) {
-			int ifindex = tcf_mirred_ifindex(a);
 			struct net_device *out_dev;
 			struct mlx5e_priv *out_priv;
 
-			out_dev = __dev_get_by_index(dev_net(priv->netdev), ifindex);
+			out_dev = tcf_mirred_dev(a);
 
 			if (switchdev_port_same_parent_id(priv->netdev,
 							  out_dev)) {
@@ -1996,7 +1995,7 @@ static int parse_tc_fdb_actions(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct tcf_exts *exts,
 				rpriv = out_priv->ppriv;
 				attr->out_rep = rpriv->rep;
 			} else if (encap) {
-				parse_attr->mirred_ifindex = ifindex;
+				parse_attr->mirred_ifindex = out_dev->ifindex;
 				parse_attr->tun_info = *info;
 				attr->parse_attr = parse_attr;
 				attr->action |= MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_ENCAP |
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 2d0897b7d860..d2d945f2fc02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -1571,14 +1571,11 @@ mlxsw_sp_port_add_cls_matchall_mirror(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
 				      const struct tc_action *a,
 				      bool ingress)
 {
-	struct net *net = dev_net(mlxsw_sp_port->dev);
 	enum mlxsw_sp_span_type span_type;
 	struct mlxsw_sp_port *to_port;
 	struct net_device *to_dev;
-	int ifindex;
 
-	ifindex = tcf_mirred_ifindex(a);
-	to_dev = __dev_get_by_index(net, ifindex);
+	to_dev = tcf_mirred_dev(a);
 	if (!to_dev) {
 		netdev_err(mlxsw_sp_port->dev, "Could not find requested device\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_flower.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_flower.c
index 2f0e57857ea4..347e96461273 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_flower.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_flower.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_flower_parse_actions(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 		} else if (is_tcf_mirred_egress_redirect(a)) {
-			int ifindex = tcf_mirred_ifindex(a);
 			struct net_device *out_dev;
 			struct mlxsw_sp_fid *fid;
 			u16 fid_index;
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_flower_parse_actions(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 
-			out_dev = __dev_get_by_index(dev_net(dev), ifindex);
+			out_dev = tcf_mirred_dev(a);
 			if (out_dev == dev)
 				out_dev = NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/action.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/action.c
index c1c595f8bb87..ca74c517f626 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/action.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/action.c
@@ -93,13 +93,11 @@ nfp_fl_output(struct nfp_fl_output *output, const struct tc_action *action,
 	size_t act_size = sizeof(struct nfp_fl_output);
 	struct net_device *out_dev;
 	u16 tmp_flags;
-	int ifindex;
 
 	output->head.jump_id = NFP_FL_ACTION_OPCODE_OUTPUT;
 	output->head.len_lw = act_size >> NFP_FL_LW_SIZ;
 
-	ifindex = tcf_mirred_ifindex(action);
-	out_dev = __dev_get_by_index(dev_net(in_dev), ifindex);
+	out_dev = tcf_mirred_dev(action);
 	if (!out_dev)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
diff --git a/include/net/tc_act/tc_mirred.h b/include/net/tc_act/tc_mirred.h
index 21d253c9a8c6..a2e9cbca5c9e 100644
--- a/include/net/tc_act/tc_mirred.h
+++ b/include/net/tc_act/tc_mirred.h
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@
 struct tcf_mirred {
 	struct tc_action	common;
 	int			tcfm_eaction;
-	int			tcfm_ifindex;
 	bool			tcfm_mac_header_xmit;
 	struct net_device __rcu	*tcfm_dev;
-	struct net		*net;
 	struct list_head	tcfm_list;
 };
 #define to_mirred(a) ((struct tcf_mirred *)a)
@@ -34,9 +32,9 @@ static inline bool is_tcf_mirred_egress_mirror(const struct tc_action *a)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static inline int tcf_mirred_ifindex(const struct tc_action *a)
+static inline struct net_device *tcf_mirred_dev(const struct tc_action *a)
 {
-	return to_mirred(a)->tcfm_ifindex;
+	return rtnl_dereference(to_mirred(a)->tcfm_dev);
 }
 
 #endif /* __NET_TC_MIR_H */
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index d6e7a642493b..895db05d8c82 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -709,14 +709,12 @@ static int dsa_slave_add_cls_matchall(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct dsa_mall_tc_entry *mall_tc_entry;
 	__be16 protocol = cls->common.protocol;
-	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	struct dsa_switch *ds = dp->ds;
 	struct net_device *to_dev;
 	const struct tc_action *a;
 	struct dsa_port *to_dp;
 	int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	LIST_HEAD(actions);
-	int ifindex;
 
 	if (!ds->ops->port_mirror_add)
 		return err;
@@ -730,8 +728,7 @@ static int dsa_slave_add_cls_matchall(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (is_tcf_mirred_egress_mirror(a) && protocol == htons(ETH_P_ALL)) {
 		struct dsa_mall_mirror_tc_entry *mirror;
 
-		ifindex = tcf_mirred_ifindex(a);
-		to_dev = __dev_get_by_index(net, ifindex);
+		to_dev = tcf_mirred_dev(a);
 		if (!to_dev)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_mirred.c b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
index 590f56afb985..ff497909c0ad 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_mirred.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ static int tcf_mirred_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	m->tcf_action = parm->action;
 	m->tcfm_eaction = parm->eaction;
 	if (dev != NULL) {
-		m->tcfm_ifindex = parm->ifindex;
-		m->net = net;
 		if (ret != ACT_P_CREATED)
 			dev_put(rcu_dereference_protected(m->tcfm_dev, 1));
 		dev_hold(dev);
@@ -247,13 +245,14 @@ static int tcf_mirred_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a, int bind,
 {
 	unsigned char *b = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
 	struct tcf_mirred *m = to_mirred(a);
+	struct net_device *dev = rtnl_dereference(m->tcfm_dev);
 	struct tc_mirred opt = {
 		.index   = m->tcf_index,
 		.action  = m->tcf_action,
 		.refcnt  = m->tcf_refcnt - ref,
 		.bindcnt = m->tcf_bindcnt - bind,
 		.eaction = m->tcfm_eaction,
-		.ifindex = m->tcfm_ifindex,
+		.ifindex = dev ? dev->ifindex : 0,
 	};
 	struct tcf_t t;
 
@@ -318,7 +317,7 @@ static struct net_device *tcf_mirred_get_dev(const struct tc_action *a)
 {
 	struct tcf_mirred *m = to_mirred(a);
 
-	return __dev_get_by_index(m->net, m->tcfm_ifindex);
+	return rtnl_dereference(m->tcfm_dev);
 }
 
 static struct tc_action_ops act_mirred_ops = {