diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c
index 4a5155a385b876b26dc10eead2652ca70b87bf35..3a73eac314ff52ba0894c78b3947b5e8cfb0f987 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ static void peak_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 		dev->state &= ~PCAN_USB_STATE_CONNECTED;
 		strscpy(name, netdev->name, IFNAMSIZ);
 
-		unregister_netdev(netdev);
+		unregister_candev(netdev);
 
 		kfree(dev->cmd_buf);
 		dev->next_siblings = NULL;