1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index e25fe5d9343b..c128af708ebf 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -5085,6 +5085,8 @@ static void netdev_wait_allrefs(struct net_device *dev)
 {
         unsigned long rebroadcast_time, warning_time;
 
+        linkwatch_forget_dev(dev);
+
         rebroadcast_time = warning_time = jiffies;
         while (atomic_read(&dev->refcnt) != 0) {
                 if (time_after(jiffies, rebroadcast_time + 1 * HZ)) {
@@ -5311,6 +5313,7 @@ struct net_device *alloc_netdev_mq(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
 
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->napi_list);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->unreg_list);
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->link_watch_list);
         dev->priv_flags = IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE;
         setup(dev);
         strcpy(dev->name, name);