diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
index ac6a00bcec71..2bd701a58aa6 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
@@ -203,44 +203,44 @@ struct l2tp_tunnel *l2tp_tunnel_get_nth(const struct net *net, int nth)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(l2tp_tunnel_get_nth);
 
-/* Lookup a session. A new reference is held on the returned session. */
-struct l2tp_session *l2tp_session_get(const struct net *net,
-				      struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel,
-				      u32 session_id)
+struct l2tp_session *l2tp_tunnel_get_session(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel,
+					     u32 session_id)
 {
 	struct hlist_head *session_list;
 	struct l2tp_session *session;
 
-	if (!tunnel) {
-		struct l2tp_net *pn = l2tp_pernet(net);
-
-		session_list = l2tp_session_id_hash_2(pn, session_id);
+	session_list = l2tp_session_id_hash(tunnel, session_id);
 
-		rcu_read_lock_bh();
-		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(session, session_list, global_hlist) {
-			if (session->session_id == session_id) {
-				l2tp_session_inc_refcount(session);
-				rcu_read_unlock_bh();
+	read_lock_bh(&tunnel->hlist_lock);
+	hlist_for_each_entry(session, session_list, hlist)
+		if (session->session_id == session_id) {
+			l2tp_session_inc_refcount(session);
+			read_unlock_bh(&tunnel->hlist_lock);
 
-				return session;
-			}
+			return session;
 		}
-		rcu_read_unlock_bh();
+	read_unlock_bh(&tunnel->hlist_lock);
 
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(l2tp_tunnel_get_session);
 
-	session_list = l2tp_session_id_hash(tunnel, session_id);
-	read_lock_bh(&tunnel->hlist_lock);
-	hlist_for_each_entry(session, session_list, hlist) {
+struct l2tp_session *l2tp_session_get(const struct net *net, u32 session_id)
+{
+	struct hlist_head *session_list;
+	struct l2tp_session *session;
+
+	session_list = l2tp_session_id_hash_2(l2tp_pernet(net), session_id);
+
+	rcu_read_lock_bh();
+	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(session, session_list, global_hlist)
 		if (session->session_id == session_id) {
 			l2tp_session_inc_refcount(session);
-			read_unlock_bh(&tunnel->hlist_lock);
+			rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 
 			return session;
 		}
-	}
-	read_unlock_bh(&tunnel->hlist_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ static int l2tp_udp_recv_core(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 
 	/* Find the session context */
-	session = l2tp_session_get(tunnel->l2tp_net, tunnel, session_id);
+	session = l2tp_tunnel_get_session(tunnel, session_id);
 	if (!session || !session->recv_skb) {
 		if (session)
 			l2tp_session_dec_refcount(session);
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
index 04a9488c54b4..8480a0af973e 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
@@ -196,12 +196,12 @@ static inline void *l2tp_session_priv(struct l2tp_session *session)
 
 struct l2tp_tunnel *l2tp_tunnel_get(const struct net *net, u32 tunnel_id);
 struct l2tp_tunnel *l2tp_tunnel_get_nth(const struct net *net, int nth);
+struct l2tp_session *l2tp_tunnel_get_session(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel,
+					     u32 session_id);
 
 void l2tp_tunnel_free(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel);
 
-struct l2tp_session *l2tp_session_get(const struct net *net,
-				      struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel,
-				      u32 session_id);
+struct l2tp_session *l2tp_session_get(const struct net *net, u32 session_id);
 struct l2tp_session *l2tp_session_get_nth(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel, int nth);
 struct l2tp_session *l2tp_session_get_by_ifname(const struct net *net,
 						const char *ifname);
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
index 0bc39cc20a3f..35f6f86d4dcc 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static int l2tp_ip_recv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 
 	/* Ok, this is a data packet. Lookup the session. */
-	session = l2tp_session_get(net, NULL, session_id);
+	session = l2tp_session_get(net, session_id);
 	if (!session)
 		goto discard;
 
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
index 42f828cf62fb..237f1a4a0b0c 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int l2tp_ip6_recv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 
 	/* Ok, this is a data packet. Lookup the session. */
-	session = l2tp_session_get(net, NULL, session_id);
+	session = l2tp_session_get(net, session_id);
 	if (!session)
 		goto discard;
 
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
index 357503e5acd5..edbd5d1fbcde 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static struct l2tp_session *l2tp_nl_session_get(struct genl_info *info)
 		session_id = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[L2TP_ATTR_SESSION_ID]);
 		tunnel = l2tp_tunnel_get(net, tunnel_id);
 		if (tunnel) {
-			session = l2tp_session_get(net, tunnel, session_id);
+			session = l2tp_tunnel_get_session(tunnel, session_id);
 			l2tp_tunnel_dec_refcount(tunnel);
 		}
 	}
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static int l2tp_nl_cmd_session_create(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *inf
 							   &cfg);
 
 	if (ret >= 0) {
-		session = l2tp_session_get(net, tunnel, session_id);
+		session = l2tp_tunnel_get_session(tunnel, session_id);
 		if (session) {
 			ret = l2tp_session_notify(&l2tp_nl_family, info, session,
 						  L2TP_CMD_SESSION_CREATE);
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
index c33ef9a3f3b5..cd43d02484e4 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ static int pppol2tp_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uservaddr,
 	if (tunnel->peer_tunnel_id == 0)
 		tunnel->peer_tunnel_id = info.peer_tunnel_id;
 
-	session = l2tp_session_get(sock_net(sk), tunnel, info.session_id);
+	session = l2tp_tunnel_get_session(tunnel, info.session_id);
 	if (session) {
 		drop_refcnt = true;
 
@@ -1134,10 +1134,10 @@ static int pppol2tp_tunnel_ioctl(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel,
 		}
 		if (stats.session_id != 0) {
 			/* resend to session ioctl handler */
-			struct l2tp_session *session =
-				l2tp_session_get(sock_net(sk), tunnel,
-						 stats.session_id);
+			struct l2tp_session *session;
 
+			session = l2tp_tunnel_get_session(tunnel,
+							  stats.session_id);
 			if (!session) {
 				err = -EBADR;
 				break;
