diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_MASQUERADE.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_MASQUERADE.c
index d80fee8327e4..313b3fcf387e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_MASQUERADE.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_MASQUERADE.c
@@ -139,18 +139,8 @@ static int masq_inet_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 			   unsigned long event,
 			   void *ptr)
 {
-	const struct net_device *dev = ((struct in_ifaddr *)ptr)->ifa_dev->dev;
-
-	if (event == NETDEV_DOWN) {
-		/* IP address was deleted.  Search entire table for
-		   conntracks which were associated with that device,
-		   and forget them. */
-		NF_CT_ASSERT(dev->ifindex != 0);
-
-		nf_ct_iterate_cleanup(device_cmp, (void *)(long)dev->ifindex);
-	}
-
-	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+	struct net_device *dev = ((struct in_ifaddr *)ptr)->ifa_dev->dev;
+	return masq_device_event(this, event, dev);
 }
 
 static struct notifier_block masq_dev_notifier = {