diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index f08cc6527339..8f409031d245 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -288,7 +288,9 @@ static int rawv6_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 			/* Binding to link-local address requires an interface */
 			if (!sk->sk_bound_dev_if)
 				goto out_unlock;
+		}
 
+		if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if) {
 			err = -ENODEV;
 			dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(sock_net(sk),
 						   sk->sk_bound_dev_if);