diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.c
index 64b209a0ad21..0c83a6487865 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.c
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ static void rmnet_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
 	ep = rmnet_get_endpoint(real_port, mux_id);
 	if (ep) {
 		hlist_del_init_rcu(&ep->hlnode);
-		rmnet_vnd_dellink(mux_id, real_port, ep);
-		kfree(ep);
+		real_port->nr_rmnet_devs--;
+		kfree_rcu(ep, rcu);
 	}
 
 	netdev_upper_dev_unlink(real_dev, dev);
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@ static void rmnet_force_unassociate_device(struct net_device *real_dev)
 		hash_for_each_safe(port->muxed_ep, bkt_ep, tmp_ep, ep, hlnode) {
 			unregister_netdevice_queue(ep->egress_dev, &list);
 			netdev_upper_dev_unlink(real_dev, ep->egress_dev);
-			rmnet_vnd_dellink(ep->mux_id, port, ep);
 			hlist_del_init_rcu(&ep->hlnode);
-			kfree(ep);
+			port->nr_rmnet_devs--;
+			kfree_rcu(ep, rcu);
 		}
 		rmnet_unregister_real_device(real_dev);
 		unregister_netdevice_many(&list);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.h
index 3d3cba56c516..ac52ebcd5a28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_config.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct rmnet_endpoint {
 	u8 mux_id;
 	struct net_device *egress_dev;
 	struct hlist_node hlnode;
+	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
 /* One instance of this structure is instantiated for each real_dev associated