diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
index 6a64197f5bcef..b4b61910f616d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
@@ -1294,6 +1294,7 @@ static void macvtap_exit(void)
 	class_unregister(macvtap_class);
 	cdev_del(&macvtap_cdev);
 	unregister_chrdev_region(macvtap_major, MACVTAP_NUM_DEVS);
+	idr_destroy(&minor_idr);
 }
 module_exit(macvtap_exit);