1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 38f0f03a29c8..364fa9d11d1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ static int veth_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 static void veth_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
 {
         free_percpu(dev->vstats);
-        free_netdev(dev);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
@@ -317,7 +316,8 @@ static void veth_setup(struct net_device *dev)
                                NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_STAG_TX |
                                NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX |
                                NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_STAG_RX);
-        dev->destructor = veth_dev_free;
+        dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
+        dev->priv_destructor = veth_dev_free;
         dev->max_mtu = ETH_MAX_MTU;
 
         dev->hw_features = VETH_FEATURES;
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static int veth_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
                 tbp = tb;
         }
 
-        if (tbp[IFLA_IFNAME]) {
+        if (ifmp && tbp[IFLA_IFNAME]) {
                 nla_strlcpy(ifname, tbp[IFLA_IFNAME], IFNAMSIZ);
                 name_assign_type = NET_NAME_USER;
         } else {
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static int veth_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
                 return PTR_ERR(peer);
         }
 
-        if (tbp[IFLA_ADDRESS] == NULL)
+        if (!ifmp || !tbp[IFLA_ADDRESS])
                 eth_hw_addr_random(peer);
 
         if (ifmp && (dev->ifindex != 0))