diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 5a160f4..d2ba259 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1501,6 +1501,7 @@
 	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
 	struct nlattr *tb[IFLA_MAX+1];
 	int err;
+	LIST_HEAD(list_kill);
 
 	err = nlmsg_parse(nlh, sizeof(*ifm), tb, IFLA_MAX, ifla_policy);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -1524,7 +1525,9 @@
 	if (!ops)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	ops->dellink(dev, NULL);
+	ops->dellink(dev, &list_kill);
+	unregister_netdevice_many(&list_kill);
+	list_del(&list_kill);
 	return 0;
 }