diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
index b5860b97a93e4b5d5dc8f290707f4dab7eec23f4..24fd613466b7ea0925d5c98c5aada6a82a1fc6cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ static void __exit lapbeth_cleanup_driver(void)
 	list_for_each_safe(entry, tmp, &lapbeth_devices) {
 		lapbeth = list_entry(entry, struct lapbethdev, node);
 
+		dev_put(lapbeth->ethdev);
 		unregister_netdevice(lapbeth->axdev);
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();