diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa.c b/net/dsa/dsa.c
index d22d303efd5c95f2c29c52c8202f506ad888af95..208d1b257194a0f23758199cd6e417a89d80916c 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa.c
@@ -456,8 +456,7 @@ static void dsa_switch_destroy(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 		if (!ds->ports[port])
 			continue;
 
-		unregister_netdev(ds->ports[port]);
-		free_netdev(ds->ports[port]);
+		dsa_slave_destroy(ds->ports[port]);
 	}
 
 	mdiobus_unregister(ds->slave_mii_bus);
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
index 311796c809afc2f3807c653ebc64b81ef9bb2152..1d1a54687e4abc1b1eced0b665bc501e068e2d63 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ extern const struct dsa_device_ops notag_netdev_ops;
 void dsa_slave_mii_bus_init(struct dsa_switch *ds);
 int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
 		     int port, char *name);
+void dsa_slave_destroy(struct net_device *slave_dev);
 int dsa_slave_suspend(struct net_device *slave_dev);
 int dsa_slave_resume(struct net_device *slave_dev);
 int dsa_slave_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 7bc787b095c897922751c3eaa5c2b32d5bca95fa..1e9e9424a33daf99a8bb20a95d4b722b94433531 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -1212,6 +1212,17 @@ int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void dsa_slave_destroy(struct net_device *slave_dev)
+{
+	struct dsa_slave_priv *p = netdev_priv(slave_dev);
+
+	netif_carrier_off(slave_dev);
+	if (p->phy)
+		phy_disconnect(p->phy);
+	unregister_netdev(slave_dev);
+	free_netdev(slave_dev);
+}
+
 static bool dsa_slave_dev_check(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	return dev->netdev_ops == &dsa_slave_netdev_ops;