diff --git a/drivers/net/can/slcan.c b/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
index aa97dbc797b6be339e911a9c34d55778040fdad4..5d338b2ac39e1dd20e7b57f2bb630377fb16b729 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ static int slcan_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	sl->tty = NULL;
 	tty->disc_data = NULL;
 	clear_bit(SLF_INUSE, &sl->flags);
+	free_netdev(sl->dev);
 
 err_exit:
 	rtnl_unlock();