diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1.c b/drivers/w1/w1.c
index 1b6b74c116a911c3f34c34ad86357cfe3a948dc5..14016b1cd9488337fa752f7561889d0fa6b3b434 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1.c
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ static void w1_master_release(struct device *dev)
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s: Releasing %s.\n", __func__, md->name);
 
-	if (md->nls && md->nls->sk_socket)
-		sock_release(md->nls->sk_socket);
+	dev_fini_netlink(md);
 	memset(md, 0, sizeof(struct w1_master) + sizeof(struct w1_bus_master));
 	kfree(md);
 }