diff --git a/net/sysctl_net.c b/net/sysctl_net.c
index 972201cd5fa7..0b15d7250c40 100644
--- a/net/sysctl_net.c
+++ b/net/sysctl_net.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static struct ctl_table_root net_sysctl_root = {
 static int net_ctl_ro_header_perms(struct ctl_table_root *root,
 		struct nsproxy *namespaces, struct ctl_table *table)
 {
-	if (namespaces->net_ns == &init_net)
+	if (net_eq(namespaces->net_ns, &init_net))
 		return table->mode;
 	else
 		return table->mode & ~0222;