diff --git a/drivers/staging/otus/usbdrv.c b/drivers/staging/otus/usbdrv.c
index 165a82b9ab85..9a5c4152aac4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/otus/usbdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/otus/usbdrv.c
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ void usbdrv_clear_structs(struct net_device *dev)
 
     kfree(macp);
 
-    kfree(dev);
+    free_netdev(dev);
 
 }