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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 9aedc15736ad..85a4b0101f76 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -3343,7 +3343,8 @@ replay:
*/
if (err < 0) {
/* If device is not registered at all, free it now */
- if (dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNINITIALIZED)
+ if (dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNINITIALIZED ||
+ dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNREGISTERED)
free_netdev(dev);
goto out;
}