diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
index 56576d4f34a5..6087f5b99e47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
@@ -123,39 +123,6 @@ static void nsim_dev_port_debugfs_exit(struct nsim_dev_port *nsim_dev_port)
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(nsim_dev_port->ddir);
 }
 
-static struct net *nsim_devlink_net(struct devlink *devlink)
-{
-	return &init_net;
-}
-
-static u64 nsim_dev_ipv4_fib_resource_occ_get(void *priv)
-{
-	struct net *net = priv;
-
-	return nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB, false);
-}
-
-static u64 nsim_dev_ipv4_fib_rules_res_occ_get(void *priv)
-{
-	struct net *net = priv;
-
-	return nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES, false);
-}
-
-static u64 nsim_dev_ipv6_fib_resource_occ_get(void *priv)
-{
-	struct net *net = priv;
-
-	return nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB, false);
-}
-
-static u64 nsim_dev_ipv6_fib_rules_res_occ_get(void *priv)
-{
-	struct net *net = priv;
-
-	return nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES, false);
-}
-
 static int nsim_dev_resources_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 {
 	struct devlink_resource_size_params params = {
@@ -163,9 +130,7 @@ static int nsim_dev_resources_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 		.size_granularity = 1,
 		.unit = DEVLINK_RESOURCE_UNIT_ENTRY
 	};
-	struct net *net = nsim_devlink_net(devlink);
 	int err;
-	u64 n;
 
 	/* Resources for IPv4 */
 	err = devlink_resource_register(devlink, "IPv4", (u64)-1,
@@ -177,8 +142,7 @@ static int nsim_dev_resources_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	n = nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB, true);
-	err = devlink_resource_register(devlink, "fib", n,
+	err = devlink_resource_register(devlink, "fib", (u64)-1,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4, &params);
 	if (err) {
@@ -186,8 +150,7 @@ static int nsim_dev_resources_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	n = nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES, true);
-	err = devlink_resource_register(devlink, "fib-rules", n,
+	err = devlink_resource_register(devlink, "fib-rules", (u64)-1,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4, &params);
 	if (err) {
@@ -205,8 +168,7 @@ static int nsim_dev_resources_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	n = nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB, true);
-	err = devlink_resource_register(devlink, "fib", n,
+	err = devlink_resource_register(devlink, "fib", (u64)-1,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6, &params);
 	if (err) {
@@ -214,8 +176,7 @@ static int nsim_dev_resources_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	n = nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES, true);
-	err = devlink_resource_register(devlink, "fib-rules", n,
+	err = devlink_resource_register(devlink, "fib-rules", (u64)-1,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6, &params);
 	if (err) {
@@ -223,22 +184,6 @@ static int nsim_dev_resources_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	devlink_resource_occ_get_register(devlink,
-					  NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB,
-					  nsim_dev_ipv4_fib_resource_occ_get,
-					  net);
-	devlink_resource_occ_get_register(devlink,
-					  NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES,
-					  nsim_dev_ipv4_fib_rules_res_occ_get,
-					  net);
-	devlink_resource_occ_get_register(devlink,
-					  NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB,
-					  nsim_dev_ipv6_fib_resource_occ_get,
-					  net);
-	devlink_resource_occ_get_register(devlink,
-					  NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES,
-					  nsim_dev_ipv6_fib_rules_res_occ_get,
-					  net);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -533,11 +478,11 @@ static int nsim_dev_reload_down(struct devlink *devlink,
 static int nsim_dev_reload_up(struct devlink *devlink,
 			      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
+	struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
 	enum nsim_resource_id res_ids[] = {
 		NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES,
 		NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES
 	};
-	struct net *net = nsim_devlink_net(devlink);
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(res_ids); ++i) {
@@ -546,7 +491,8 @@ static int nsim_dev_reload_up(struct devlink *devlink,
 
 		err = devlink_resource_size_get(devlink, res_ids[i], &val);
 		if (!err) {
-			err = nsim_fib_set_max(net, res_ids[i], val, extack);
+			err = nsim_fib_set_max(nsim_dev->fib_data,
+					       res_ids[i], val, extack);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 		}
@@ -681,9 +627,15 @@ nsim_dev_create(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev, unsigned int port_count)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_devlink_free;
 
+	nsim_dev->fib_data = nsim_fib_create(devlink);
+	if (IS_ERR(nsim_dev->fib_data)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(nsim_dev->fib_data);
+		goto err_resources_unregister;
+	}
+
 	err = devlink_register(devlink, &nsim_bus_dev->dev);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_resources_unregister;
+		goto err_fib_destroy;
 
 	err = devlink_params_register(devlink, nsim_devlink_params,
 				      ARRAY_SIZE(nsim_devlink_params));
@@ -721,6 +673,8 @@ err_params_unregister:
 				  ARRAY_SIZE(nsim_devlink_params));
 err_dl_unregister:
 	devlink_unregister(devlink);
+err_fib_destroy:
+	nsim_fib_destroy(devlink, nsim_dev->fib_data);
 err_resources_unregister:
 	devlink_resources_unregister(devlink, NULL);
 err_devlink_free:
@@ -739,6 +693,7 @@ static void nsim_dev_destroy(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev)
 	devlink_params_unregister(devlink, nsim_devlink_params,
 				  ARRAY_SIZE(nsim_devlink_params));
 	devlink_unregister(devlink);
+	nsim_fib_destroy(devlink, nsim_dev->fib_data);
 	devlink_resources_unregister(devlink, NULL);
 	mutex_destroy(&nsim_dev->port_list_lock);
 	devlink_free(devlink);
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c
index f61d094746c0..7de17e42d77a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <net/ip_fib.h>
 #include <net/ip6_fib.h>
 #include <net/fib_rules.h>
-#include <net/netns/generic.h>
+#include <net/net_namespace.h>
 
 #include "netdevsim.h"
 
@@ -33,15 +33,14 @@ struct nsim_per_fib_data {
 };
 
 struct nsim_fib_data {
+	struct notifier_block fib_nb;
 	struct nsim_per_fib_data ipv4;
 	struct nsim_per_fib_data ipv6;
 };
 
-static unsigned int nsim_fib_net_id;
-
-u64 nsim_fib_get_val(struct net *net, enum nsim_resource_id res_id, bool max)
+u64 nsim_fib_get_val(struct nsim_fib_data *fib_data,
+		     enum nsim_resource_id res_id, bool max)
 {
-	struct nsim_fib_data *fib_data = net_generic(net, nsim_fib_net_id);
 	struct nsim_fib_entry *entry;
 
 	switch (res_id) {
@@ -64,10 +63,10 @@ u64 nsim_fib_get_val(struct net *net, enum nsim_resource_id res_id, bool max)
 	return max ? entry->max : entry->num;
 }
 
-int nsim_fib_set_max(struct net *net, enum nsim_resource_id res_id, u64 val,
+int nsim_fib_set_max(struct nsim_fib_data *fib_data,
+		     enum nsim_resource_id res_id, u64 val,
 		     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	struct nsim_fib_data *fib_data = net_generic(net, nsim_fib_net_id);
 	struct nsim_fib_entry *entry;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -120,9 +119,9 @@ static int nsim_fib_rule_account(struct nsim_fib_entry *entry, bool add,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int nsim_fib_rule_event(struct fib_notifier_info *info, bool add)
+static int nsim_fib_rule_event(struct nsim_fib_data *data,
+			       struct fib_notifier_info *info, bool add)
 {
-	struct nsim_fib_data *data = net_generic(info->net, nsim_fib_net_id);
 	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack = info->extack;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -157,9 +156,9 @@ static int nsim_fib_account(struct nsim_fib_entry *entry, bool add,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int nsim_fib_event(struct fib_notifier_info *info, bool add)
+static int nsim_fib_event(struct nsim_fib_data *data,
+			  struct fib_notifier_info *info, bool add)
 {
-	struct nsim_fib_data *data = net_generic(info->net, nsim_fib_net_id);
 	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack = info->extack;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -178,18 +177,25 @@ static int nsim_fib_event(struct fib_notifier_info *info, bool add)
 static int nsim_fib_event_nb(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
 			     void *ptr)
 {
+	struct nsim_fib_data *data = container_of(nb, struct nsim_fib_data,
+						  fib_nb);
 	struct fib_notifier_info *info = ptr;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	if (!net_eq(info->net, &init_net))
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
 	switch (event) {
 	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
 	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
-		err = nsim_fib_rule_event(info, event == FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD);
+		err = nsim_fib_rule_event(data, info,
+					  event == FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD);
 		break;
 
 	case FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_ADD:  /* fall through */
 	case FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_DEL:
-		err = nsim_fib_event(info, event == FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_ADD);
+		err = nsim_fib_event(data, info,
+				     event == FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_ADD);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -199,30 +205,51 @@ static int nsim_fib_event_nb(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
 /* inconsistent dump, trying again */
 static void nsim_fib_dump_inconsistent(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
-	struct nsim_fib_data *data;
-	struct net *net;
+	struct nsim_fib_data *data = container_of(nb, struct nsim_fib_data,
+						  fib_nb);
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	for_each_net_rcu(net) {
-		data = net_generic(net, nsim_fib_net_id);
-
-		data->ipv4.fib.num = 0ULL;
-		data->ipv4.rules.num = 0ULL;
-
-		data->ipv6.fib.num = 0ULL;
-		data->ipv6.rules.num = 0ULL;
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	data->ipv4.fib.num = 0ULL;
+	data->ipv4.rules.num = 0ULL;
+	data->ipv6.fib.num = 0ULL;
+	data->ipv6.rules.num = 0ULL;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block nsim_fib_nb = {
-	.notifier_call = nsim_fib_event_nb,
-};
-
-/* Initialize per network namespace state */
-static int __net_init nsim_fib_netns_init(struct net *net)
+static u64 nsim_fib_ipv4_resource_occ_get(void *priv)
 {
-	struct nsim_fib_data *data = net_generic(net, nsim_fib_net_id);
+	struct nsim_fib_data *data = priv;
+
+	return nsim_fib_get_val(data, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB, false);
+}
+
+static u64 nsim_fib_ipv4_rules_res_occ_get(void *priv)
+{
+	struct nsim_fib_data *data = priv;
+
+	return nsim_fib_get_val(data, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES, false);
+}
+
+static u64 nsim_fib_ipv6_resource_occ_get(void *priv)
+{
+	struct nsim_fib_data *data = priv;
+
+	return nsim_fib_get_val(data, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB, false);
+}
+
+static u64 nsim_fib_ipv6_rules_res_occ_get(void *priv)
+{
+	struct nsim_fib_data *data = priv;
+
+	return nsim_fib_get_val(data, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES, false);
+}
+
+struct nsim_fib_data *nsim_fib_create(struct devlink *devlink)
+{
+	struct nsim_fib_data *data;
+	int err;
+
+	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!data)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	data->ipv4.fib.max = (u64)-1;
 	data->ipv4.rules.max = (u64)-1;
@@ -230,37 +257,46 @@ static int __net_init nsim_fib_netns_init(struct net *net)
 	data->ipv6.fib.max = (u64)-1;
 	data->ipv6.rules.max = (u64)-1;
 
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static struct pernet_operations nsim_fib_net_ops = {
-	.init = nsim_fib_netns_init,
-	.id   = &nsim_fib_net_id,
-	.size = sizeof(struct nsim_fib_data),
-};
-
-void nsim_fib_exit(void)
-{
-	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nsim_fib_net_ops);
-	unregister_fib_notifier(&nsim_fib_nb);
-}
-
-int nsim_fib_init(void)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	err = register_pernet_subsys(&nsim_fib_net_ops);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		pr_err("Failed to register pernet subsystem\n");
-		goto err_out;
-	}
-
-	err = register_fib_notifier(&nsim_fib_nb, nsim_fib_dump_inconsistent);
-	if (err < 0) {
+	data->fib_nb.notifier_call = nsim_fib_event_nb;
+	err = register_fib_notifier(&data->fib_nb, nsim_fib_dump_inconsistent);
+	if (err) {
 		pr_err("Failed to register fib notifier\n");
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
+	devlink_resource_occ_get_register(devlink,
+					  NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB,
+					  nsim_fib_ipv4_resource_occ_get,
+					  data);
+	devlink_resource_occ_get_register(devlink,
+					  NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES,
+					  nsim_fib_ipv4_rules_res_occ_get,
+					  data);
+	devlink_resource_occ_get_register(devlink,
+					  NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB,
+					  nsim_fib_ipv6_resource_occ_get,
+					  data);
+	devlink_resource_occ_get_register(devlink,
+					  NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES,
+					  nsim_fib_ipv6_rules_res_occ_get,
+					  data);
+	return data;
+
 err_out:
-	return err;
+	kfree(data);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+void nsim_fib_destroy(struct devlink *devlink, struct nsim_fib_data *data)
+{
+	devlink_resource_occ_get_unregister(devlink,
+					    NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES);
+	devlink_resource_occ_get_unregister(devlink,
+					    NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB);
+	devlink_resource_occ_get_unregister(devlink,
+					    NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES);
+	devlink_resource_occ_get_unregister(devlink,
+					    NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB);
+	unregister_fib_notifier(&data->fib_nb);
+	kfree(data);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
index 55f57f76d01b..0740940f41b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
@@ -357,18 +357,12 @@ static int __init nsim_module_init(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_dev_exit;
 
-	err = nsim_fib_init();
+	err = rtnl_link_register(&nsim_link_ops);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_bus_exit;
 
-	err = rtnl_link_register(&nsim_link_ops);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_fib_exit;
-
 	return 0;
 
-err_fib_exit:
-	nsim_fib_exit();
 err_bus_exit:
 	nsim_bus_exit();
 err_dev_exit:
@@ -379,7 +373,6 @@ err_dev_exit:
 static void __exit nsim_module_exit(void)
 {
 	rtnl_link_unregister(&nsim_link_ops);
-	nsim_fib_exit();
 	nsim_bus_exit();
 	nsim_dev_exit();
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
index 66bf13765ad0..ac506cf253b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
@@ -173,10 +173,12 @@ int nsim_dev_port_add(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev,
 int nsim_dev_port_del(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev,
 		      unsigned int port_index);
 
-int nsim_fib_init(void);
-void nsim_fib_exit(void);
-u64 nsim_fib_get_val(struct net *net, enum nsim_resource_id res_id, bool max);
-int nsim_fib_set_max(struct net *net, enum nsim_resource_id res_id, u64 val,
+struct nsim_fib_data *nsim_fib_create(struct devlink *devlink);
+void nsim_fib_destroy(struct devlink *devlink, struct nsim_fib_data *data);
+u64 nsim_fib_get_val(struct nsim_fib_data *fib_data,
+		     enum nsim_resource_id res_id, bool max);
+int nsim_fib_set_max(struct nsim_fib_data *fib_data,
+		     enum nsim_resource_id res_id, u64 val,
 		     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_XFRM_OFFLOAD)