1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
index d3207c0da895..1f4ca2b54a73 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
@@ -2458,6 +2458,7 @@ ppp_create_interface(int unit, int *retp)
 
 out3:
         atomic_dec(&ppp_unit_count);
+        unregister_netdev(dev);
 out2:
         mutex_unlock(&all_ppp_mutex);
         free_netdev(dev);