2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 3ad5425b82dd..d7c0bc62da7f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ static int macvlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
         struct net_device *dev = ptr;
         struct macvlan_dev *vlan, *next;
         struct macvlan_port *port;
+        LIST_HEAD(list_kill);
 
         if (!macvlan_port_exists(dev))
                 return NOTIFY_DONE;
@@ -810,7 +811,9 @@ static int macvlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
                         break;
 
                 list_for_each_entry_safe(vlan, next, &port->vlans, list)
-                        vlan->dev->rtnl_link_ops->dellink(vlan->dev, NULL);
+                        vlan->dev->rtnl_link_ops->dellink(vlan->dev, &list_kill);
+                unregister_netdevice_many(&list_kill);
+                list_del(&list_kill);
                 break;
         case NETDEV_PRE_TYPE_CHANGE:
                 /* Forbid underlaying device to change its type. */
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 5a160f4a1ba0..d2ba2597c75a 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1501,6 +1501,7 @@ static int rtnl_dellink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *arg)
         char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
         struct nlattr *tb[IFLA_MAX+1];
         int err;
+        LIST_HEAD(list_kill);
 
         err = nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(*ifm), tb, IFLA_MAX, ifla_policy);
         if (err < 0)
@@ -1524,7 +1525,9 @@ static int rtnl_dellink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *arg)
         if (!ops)
                 return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-        ops->dellink(dev, NULL);
+        ops->dellink(dev, &list_kill);
+        unregister_netdevice_many(&list_kill);
+        list_del(&list_kill);
         return 0;
 }