diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index f03f4d4d7d88..134e05d31061 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ __build_packet_message(struct nfnl_log_net *log,
 					 htonl(br_port_get_rcu(indev)->br->dev->ifindex)))
 				goto nla_put_failure;
 		} else {
-			struct net_device *physindev;
+			int physinif;
 
 			/* Case 2: indev is bridge group, we need to look for
 			 * physical device (when called from ipv4) */
@@ -516,10 +516,10 @@ __build_packet_message(struct nfnl_log_net *log,
 					 htonl(indev->ifindex)))
 				goto nla_put_failure;
 
-			physindev = nf_bridge_get_physindev(skb);
-			if (physindev &&
+			physinif = nf_bridge_get_physinif(skb);
+			if (physinif &&
 			    nla_put_be32(inst->skb, NFULA_IFINDEX_PHYSINDEV,
-					 htonl(physindev->ifindex)))
+					 htonl(physinif)))
 				goto nla_put_failure;
 		}
 #endif