diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 006a693d49a78d203527547a819e7b9b747581fc..3579229db4a9436aeb1250aaf79fafffaa83fc0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -4198,13 +4198,18 @@ static void
 qlcnic_restore_indev_addr(struct net_device *netdev, unsigned long event)
 {
 	struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct vlan_group *grp;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	u16 vid;
 
 	qlcnic_config_indev_addr(adapter, netdev, event);
 
+	grp = rcu_dereference_rtnl(netdev->vlgrp);
+	if (!grp)
+		return;
+
 	for_each_set_bit(vid, adapter->vlans, VLAN_N_VID) {
-		dev = vlan_find_dev(netdev, vid);
+		dev = vlan_group_get_device(grp, vid);
 		if (!dev)
 			continue;
 		qlcnic_config_indev_addr(adapter, dev, event);
diff --git a/include/linux/if_vlan.h b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
index affa27380b72e6096a060bf59c8f5261dfb03b1c..bc03e40fd7fdb3230005388973863b2a84641149 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_vlan.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
@@ -119,17 +119,6 @@ static inline int is_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 #define vlan_tx_tag_get(__skb)		((__skb)->vlan_tci & ~VLAN_TAG_PRESENT)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q) || defined(CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q_MODULE)
-/* Must be invoked with rcu_read_lock or with RTNL. */
-static inline struct net_device *vlan_find_dev(struct net_device *real_dev,
-					       u16 vlan_id)
-{
-	struct vlan_group *grp = rcu_dereference_rtnl(real_dev->vlgrp);
-
-	if (grp)
-		return vlan_group_get_device(grp, vlan_id);
-
-	return NULL;
-}
 
 extern struct net_device *vlan_dev_real_dev(const struct net_device *dev);
 extern u16 vlan_dev_vlan_id(const struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.h b/net/8021q/vlan.h
index 9da07e30d1a250aabd453bbe90e1aa6bd18c8521..b132f542b44bcc3bb9ca7a339fae22413d033f79 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.h
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.h
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@ static inline struct vlan_dev_info *vlan_dev_info(const struct net_device *dev)
 	return netdev_priv(dev);
 }
 
+/* Must be invoked with rcu_read_lock or with RTNL. */
+static inline struct net_device *vlan_find_dev(struct net_device *real_dev,
+					       u16 vlan_id)
+{
+	struct vlan_group *grp = rcu_dereference_rtnl(real_dev->vlgrp);
+
+	if (grp)
+		return vlan_group_get_device(grp, vlan_id);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /* found in vlan_dev.c */
 void vlan_dev_set_ingress_priority(const struct net_device *dev,
 				   u32 skb_prio, u16 vlan_prio);