diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 8e726cb47ed78d7836471f5fa9624202cec77d55..a18c1643ea9ff8a242d68f72593dbd9ab79d23d8 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1280,10 +1280,13 @@ static int __dev_close_many(struct list_head *head)
 
 static int __dev_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	int retval;
 	LIST_HEAD(single);
 
 	list_add(&dev->unreg_list, &single);
-	return __dev_close_many(&single);
+	retval = __dev_close_many(&single);
+	list_del(&single);
+	return retval;
 }
 
 int dev_close_many(struct list_head *head)
@@ -1325,7 +1328,7 @@ int dev_close(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	list_add(&dev->unreg_list, &single);
 	dev_close_many(&single);
-
+	list_del(&single);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_close);