diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index dd40b35bb0060..86d62611f2fcc 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1171,6 +1171,8 @@ int register_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 			nb->notifier_call(nb, NETDEV_UNREGISTER, dev);
 		}
 	}
+
+	raw_notifier_chain_unregister(&netdev_chain, nb);
 	goto unlock;
 }