diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index b48cd0df3e318..0742a749d26ee 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -2195,9 +2195,6 @@ static int qeth_l3_ip_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	struct qeth_ipaddr addr;
 	struct qeth_card *card;
 
-	if (dev_net(dev) != &init_net)
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
-
 	card = qeth_l3_get_card_from_dev(dev);
 	if (!card)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;