diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 33a4697d5539..11db0d619c00 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -3952,6 +3952,7 @@ static int packet_notifier(struct notifier_block *this,
 				}
 				if (msg == NETDEV_UNREGISTER) {
 					packet_cached_dev_reset(po);
+					fanout_release(sk);
 					po->ifindex = -1;
 					if (po->prot_hook.dev)
 						dev_put(po->prot_hook.dev);