diff --git a/include/net/cfg802154.h b/include/net/cfg802154.h
index 382f94b59f2f..e53b6bfda976 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg802154.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg802154.h
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ struct wpan_dev {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 
+	/* lowpan interface, set when the wpan_dev belongs to one lowpan_dev */
+	struct net_device *lowpan_dev;
+
 	u32 identifier;
 
 	/* MAC PIB */
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/6lowpan_i.h b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/6lowpan_i.h
index e50f69da78eb..923b680adb61 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/6lowpan_i.h
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/6lowpan_i.h
@@ -37,15 +37,9 @@ static inline u32 ieee802154_addr_hash(const struct ieee802154_addr *a)
 	}
 }
 
-struct lowpan_dev_record {
-	struct net_device *ldev;
-	struct list_head list;
-};
-
 /* private device info */
 struct lowpan_dev_info {
 	struct net_device	*real_dev; /* real WPAN device ptr */
-	struct mutex		dev_list_mtx; /* mutex for list ops */
 	u16			fragment_tag;
 };
 
@@ -55,8 +49,6 @@ lowpan_dev_info *lowpan_dev_info(const struct net_device *dev)
 	return netdev_priv(dev);
 }
 
-extern struct list_head lowpan_devices;
-
 int lowpan_frag_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, const u8 frag_type);
 void lowpan_net_frag_exit(void);
 int lowpan_net_frag_init(void);
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/core.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/core.c
index f20a387a1011..a4edee8fdc79 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/core.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/core.c
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@
 
 #include "6lowpan_i.h"
 
-LIST_HEAD(lowpan_devices);
-static int lowpan_open_count;
-
 static struct header_ops lowpan_header_ops = {
 	.create	= lowpan_header_create,
 };
@@ -114,7 +111,6 @@ static int lowpan_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 			  struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
 {
 	struct net_device *real_dev;
-	struct lowpan_dev_record *entry;
 	int ret;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
@@ -133,31 +129,19 @@ static int lowpan_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	lowpan_dev_info(dev)->real_dev = real_dev;
-	mutex_init(&lowpan_dev_info(dev)->dev_list_mtx);
-
-	entry = kzalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!entry) {
+	if (real_dev->ieee802154_ptr->lowpan_dev) {
 		dev_put(real_dev);
-		lowpan_dev_info(dev)->real_dev = NULL;
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	entry->ldev = dev;
-
+	lowpan_dev_info(dev)->real_dev = real_dev;
 	/* Set the lowpan hardware address to the wpan hardware address. */
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, real_dev->dev_addr, IEEE802154_ADDR_LEN);
 
-	mutex_lock(&lowpan_dev_info(dev)->dev_list_mtx);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&entry->list);
-	list_add_tail(&entry->list, &lowpan_devices);
-	mutex_unlock(&lowpan_dev_info(dev)->dev_list_mtx);
-
 	ret = register_netdevice(dev);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
-		if (!lowpan_open_count)
-			lowpan_rx_init();
-		lowpan_open_count++;
+		real_dev->ieee802154_ptr->lowpan_dev = dev;
+		lowpan_rx_init();
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -167,27 +151,12 @@ static void lowpan_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
 {
 	struct lowpan_dev_info *lowpan_dev = lowpan_dev_info(dev);
 	struct net_device *real_dev = lowpan_dev->real_dev;
-	struct lowpan_dev_record *entry, *tmp;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-	lowpan_open_count--;
-	if (!lowpan_open_count)
-		lowpan_rx_exit();
-
-	mutex_lock(&lowpan_dev_info(dev)->dev_list_mtx);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &lowpan_devices, list) {
-		if (entry->ldev == dev) {
-			list_del(&entry->list);
-			kfree(entry);
-		}
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&lowpan_dev_info(dev)->dev_list_mtx);
-
-	mutex_destroy(&lowpan_dev_info(dev)->dev_list_mtx);
-
-	unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, head);
-
+	lowpan_rx_exit();
+	real_dev->ieee802154_ptr->lowpan_dev = NULL;
+	unregister_netdevice(dev);
 	dev_put(real_dev);
 }
 
@@ -214,19 +183,21 @@ static int lowpan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 			       unsigned long event, void *ptr)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
-	LIST_HEAD(del_list);
-	struct lowpan_dev_record *entry, *tmp;
 
 	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER) {
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &lowpan_devices, list) {
-			if (lowpan_dev_info(entry->ldev)->real_dev == dev)
-				lowpan_dellink(entry->ldev, &del_list);
-		}
-
-		unregister_netdevice_many(&del_list);
+	switch (event) {
+	case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
+		/* Check if wpan interface is unregistered that we
+		 * also delete possible lowpan interfaces which belongs
+		 * to the wpan interface.
+		 */
+		if (dev->ieee802154_ptr && dev->ieee802154_ptr->lowpan_dev)
+			lowpan_dellink(dev->ieee802154_ptr->lowpan_dev, NULL);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
 
 out:
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/rx.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/rx.c
index 4be1d289ab2d..d6f5e8ee6fda 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/rx.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/rx.c
@@ -15,36 +15,14 @@
 
 #include "6lowpan_i.h"
 
-static int lowpan_give_skb_to_devices(struct sk_buff *skb,
-				      struct net_device *dev)
+static int lowpan_give_skb_to_device(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				     struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct lowpan_dev_record *entry;
-	struct sk_buff *skb_cp;
-	int stat = NET_RX_SUCCESS;
-
+	skb->dev = dev->ieee802154_ptr->lowpan_dev;
 	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6);
 	skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(entry, &lowpan_devices, list)
-		if (lowpan_dev_info(entry->ldev)->real_dev == skb->dev) {
-			skb_cp = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
-			if (!skb_cp) {
-				kfree_skb(skb);
-				rcu_read_unlock();
-				return NET_RX_DROP;
-			}
-
-			skb_cp->dev = entry->ldev;
-			stat = netif_rx(skb_cp);
-			if (stat == NET_RX_DROP)
-				break;
-		}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
-	consume_skb(skb);
-
-	return stat;
+	return netif_rx(skb);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -109,7 +87,7 @@ static int lowpan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (skb->data[0] == LOWPAN_DISPATCH_IPV6) {
 		/* Pull off the 1-byte of 6lowpan header. */
 		skb_pull(skb, 1);
-		return lowpan_give_skb_to_devices(skb, NULL);
+		return lowpan_give_skb_to_device(skb, dev);
 	} else {
 		switch (skb->data[0] & 0xe0) {
 		case LOWPAN_DISPATCH_IPHC:	/* ipv6 datagram */
@@ -117,7 +95,7 @@ static int lowpan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto drop_skb;
 
-			return lowpan_give_skb_to_devices(skb, NULL);
+			return lowpan_give_skb_to_device(skb, dev);
 		case LOWPAN_DISPATCH_FRAG1:	/* first fragment header */
 			ret = lowpan_frag_rcv(skb, LOWPAN_DISPATCH_FRAG1);
 			if (ret == 1) {
@@ -125,7 +103,7 @@ static int lowpan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 				if (ret < 0)
 					goto drop_skb;
 
-				return lowpan_give_skb_to_devices(skb, NULL);
+				return lowpan_give_skb_to_device(skb, dev);
 			} else if (ret == -1) {
 				return NET_RX_DROP;
 			} else {
@@ -138,7 +116,7 @@ static int lowpan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 				if (ret < 0)
 					goto drop_skb;
 
-				return lowpan_give_skb_to_devices(skb, NULL);
+				return lowpan_give_skb_to_device(skb, dev);
 			} else if (ret == -1) {
 				return NET_RX_DROP;
 			} else {