1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index da000e90f87f..74e3ec2fb116 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ err:
         return ret;
 }
 
-void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
+void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
+                                     enum batadv_hard_if_cleanup autodel)
 {
         struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);
         struct batadv_hard_iface *primary_if = NULL;
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
         dev_put(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 
         /* nobody uses this interface anymore */
-        if (!bat_priv->num_ifaces)
+        if (!bat_priv->num_ifaces && autodel == BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_AUTO)
                 batadv_softif_destroy(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 
         hard_iface->soft_iface = NULL;
@@ -533,7 +534,8 @@ static void batadv_hardif_remove_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 
         /* first deactivate interface */
         if (hard_iface->if_status != BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE)
-                batadv_hardif_disable_interface(hard_iface);
+                batadv_hardif_disable_interface(hard_iface,
+                                                BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_AUTO);
 
         if (hard_iface->if_status != BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE)
                 return;