diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 3d086d3dbd77..d9eae1484882 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 48795424acff7215d5eac0b52793a2c1eb3a6283
+refs/heads/master: f16fdc9d2dc1e5b270e9a08377587e831e0d36ac
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index a0cb0770d319..636145d1708b 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -2234,9 +2234,6 @@ int mwifiex_del_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev)
 	if (wdev->netdev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED)
 		unregister_netdevice(wdev->netdev);
 
-	if (wdev->netdev->reg_state == NETREG_UNREGISTERED)
-		free_netdev(wdev->netdev);
-
 	/* Clear the priv in adapter */
 	priv->netdev = NULL;
 
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
index 121443a0f2a1..2eb88ea9acf7 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ void mwifiex_init_priv_params(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 						struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->netdev_ops = &mwifiex_netdev_ops;
+	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
 	/* Initialize private structure */
 	priv->current_key_index = 0;
 	priv->media_connected = false;