diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index 1187bfc8a09d..e4c51ca47301 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ static struct net_device *ipmr_new_tunnel(struct net *net, struct vifctl *v)
 {
 	struct net_device *tunnel_dev, *new_dev;
 	struct ip_tunnel_parm_kern p = { };
+	LIST_HEAD(dev_kill_list);
 	int err;
 
 	tunnel_dev = __dev_get_by_name(net, "tunl0");
@@ -520,7 +521,8 @@ static struct net_device *ipmr_new_tunnel(struct net *net, struct vifctl *v)
 	return new_dev;
 
 out_unregister:
-	unregister_netdevice(new_dev);
+	new_dev->rtnl_link_ops->dellink(new_dev, &dev_kill_list);
+	unregister_netdevice_many(&dev_kill_list);
 out:
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOBUFS);
 }
@@ -733,8 +735,12 @@ static int vif_delete(struct mr_table *mrt, int vifi, int notify,
 		ip_rt_multicast_event(in_dev);
 	}
 
-	if (v->flags & (VIFF_TUNNEL | VIFF_REGISTER) && !notify)
-		unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, head);
+	if (!notify) {
+		if (v->flags & VIFF_TUNNEL)
+			dev->rtnl_link_ops->dellink(dev, head);
+		else if (v->flags & VIFF_REGISTER)
+			unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, head);
+	}
 
 	netdev_put(dev, &v->dev_tracker);
 	return 0;