diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index 381ce38940ae..973e215c3114 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ sticky_done:
 				retv = -EFAULT;
 				break;
 		}
-		if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if && pkt.ipi6_ifindex != sk->sk_bound_dev_if)
+		if (!sk_dev_equal_l3scope(sk, pkt.ipi6_ifindex))
 			goto e_inval;
 
 		np->sticky_pktinfo.ipi6_ifindex = pkt.ipi6_ifindex;