--- e4e1b6e495386c6cb1673a9e29143e1681bea6f6
+++ 3f1816a628442006a0d28f2128032292090f4189
@@ -391,8 +391,12 @@ void __exit x25_link_free(void)
 	write_lock_bh(&x25_neigh_list_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_safe(entry, tmp, &x25_neigh_list) {
+		struct net_device *dev;
+
 		nb = list_entry(entry, struct x25_neigh, node);
+		dev = nb->dev;
 		__x25_remove_neigh(nb);
+		dev_put(dev);
 	}
 	write_unlock_bh(&x25_neigh_list_lock);
 }