diff --git a/net/sctp/sysctl.c b/net/sctp/sysctl.c
index 34956ceb94b6..329e6c1f24b1 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sysctl.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sysctl.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static int proc_sctp_do_hmac_alg(struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 				void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
 				loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct net *net = current->nsproxy->net_ns;
+	struct net *net = container_of(ctl->data, struct net, sctp.auth_enable);
 	struct ctl_table tbl;
 	bool changed = false;
 	char *none = "none";