diff --git a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
index 1db2417b8ff5..35d1e09940b2 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static inline void ip_tunnel_init_flow(struct flowi4 *fl4,
 	memset(fl4, 0, sizeof(*fl4));
 
 	if (oif) {
-		fl4->flowi4_l3mdev = l3mdev_master_upper_ifindex_by_index_rcu(net, oif);
+		fl4->flowi4_l3mdev = l3mdev_master_upper_ifindex_by_index(net, oif);
 		/* Legacy VRF/l3mdev use case */
 		fl4->flowi4_oif = fl4->flowi4_l3mdev ? 0 : oif;
 	}