diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c index ecfeffc06c55..82961ff4da9b 100644 --- a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c +++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c @@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ static int vti6_tnl_create2(struct net_device *dev) strcpy(t->parms.name, dev->name); - dev_hold(dev); vti6_tnl_link(ip6n, t); return 0; @@ -931,6 +930,7 @@ static inline int vti6_dev_init_gen(struct net_device *dev) dev->tstats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct pcpu_sw_netstats); if (!dev->tstats) return -ENOMEM; + dev_hold(dev); return 0; }