diff --git a/drivers/net/geneve.c b/drivers/net/geneve.c
index 58bbba8582b0..3377ac66a347 100644
--- a/drivers/net/geneve.c
+++ b/drivers/net/geneve.c
@@ -1512,9 +1512,13 @@ static void geneve_link_config(struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 	case AF_INET6: {
-		struct rt6_info *rt = rt6_lookup(geneve->net,
-						 &info->key.u.ipv6.dst, NULL, 0,
-						 NULL, 0);
+		struct rt6_info *rt;
+
+		if (!__in6_dev_get(dev))
+			break;
+
+		rt = rt6_lookup(geneve->net, &info->key.u.ipv6.dst, NULL, 0,
+				NULL, 0);
 
 		if (rt && rt->dst.dev)
 			ldev_mtu = rt->dst.dev->mtu - GENEVE_IPV6_HLEN;