1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/caif/chnl_net.c b/net/caif/chnl_net.c
index 7344a8fa1bb0..4589ff67bfa9 100644
--- a/net/caif/chnl_net.c
+++ b/net/caif/chnl_net.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static int chnl_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
                                 goto error;
                 }
 
-                lldev = dev_get_by_index(dev_net(dev), llifindex);
+                lldev = __dev_get_by_index(dev_net(dev), llifindex);
 
                 if (lldev == NULL) {
                         pr_debug("no interface?\n");
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@ static int chnl_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
                 mtu = min_t(int, dev->mtu, lldev->mtu - (headroom + tailroom));
                 mtu = min_t(int, GPRS_PDP_MTU, mtu);
                 dev_set_mtu(dev, mtu);
-                dev_put(lldev);
 
                 if (mtu < 100) {
                         pr_warn("CAIF Interface MTU too small (%d)\n", mtu);