if (vport->dev->priv_flags & IFF_OVS_DATAPATH)
ovs_netdev_detach_dev(vport);
- /* Early release so we can unregister the device */
+ /* We can be invoked by both explicit vport deletion and
+ * underlying netdev deregistration; delete the link only
+ * if it's not already shutting down.
+ */
+ if (vport->dev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED)
+ rtnl_delete_link(vport->dev);
dev_put(vport->dev);
- rtnl_delete_link(vport->dev);
vport->dev = NULL;
rtnl_unlock();