diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c b/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c
index 1bd472195813f..b6b9c52f617cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wwan/wwan_core.c
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ static void wwan_rtnl_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
 	if (wwandev->ops->dellink)
 		wwandev->ops->dellink(wwandev->ops_ctxt, dev, head);
 	else
-		unregister_netdevice(dev);
+		unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, head);
 
 out:
 	/* release the reference */