diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index f0cd291034f0..0bfb6cc0a30a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ static int __inet6_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len,
 					err = -EINVAL;
 					goto out_unlock;
 				}
+			}
+
+			if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if) {
 				dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(net, sk->sk_bound_dev_if);
 				if (!dev) {
 					err = -ENODEV;