diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 6ef6b8b39e71dd5001d1f87c5bc3753ba045b790..f651a816b280bfcb04d1d6fdda8d12e2819b4ce5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static int __init macvlan_init_module(void)
 		goto err1;
 	return 0;
 err1:
-	macvlan_handle_frame_hook = macvlan_handle_frame;
+	macvlan_handle_frame_hook = NULL;
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&macvlan_notifier_block);
 	return err;
 }