diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c b/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
index 299b14e71ff4fa007bb3b2bdfe2474367eebea7c..f9c18fa1f16e2f44fdcaf13809a883bab5a11837 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
@@ -809,8 +809,7 @@ int rndis_filter_device_remove(struct hv_device *dev)
 	kfree(rndis_dev);
 	net_dev->extension = NULL;
 
-	/* Pass control to inner driver to remove the device */
-	rndis_filter.inner_drv.base.dev_rm(dev);
+	netvsc_device_remove(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }