1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index fcbf680c3e62..a17d85a331f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ static int loopback_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static void loopback_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+        dev_net(dev)->loopback_dev = NULL;
         free_percpu(dev->lstats);
         free_netdev(dev);
 }