diff --git a/net/caif/chnl_net.c b/net/caif/chnl_net.c
index d09340e1523f..b8d940398adc 100644
--- a/net/caif/chnl_net.c
+++ b/net/caif/chnl_net.c
@@ -467,7 +467,6 @@ static int ipcaif_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	caifdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	caif_netlink_parms(data, &caifdev->conn_req);
-	dev_net_set(caifdev->netdev, src_net);
 
 	ret = register_netdevice(dev);
 	if (ret)