diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c
index 6edf20b62de5..2c7d2d9be4d0 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ static struct net_device *ctcm_init_netdevice(struct ctcm_priv *priv)
 				dev_fsm, dev_fsm_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (priv->fsm == NULL) {
 		CTCMY_DBF_DEV(SETUP, dev, "init_fsm error");
-		kfree(dev);
+		free_netdev(dev);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	fsm_newstate(priv->fsm, DEV_STATE_STOPPED);
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ static struct net_device *ctcm_init_netdevice(struct ctcm_priv *priv)
 		grp = ctcmpc_init_mpc_group(priv);
 		if (grp == NULL) {
 			MPC_DBF_DEV(SETUP, dev, "init_mpc_group error");
-			kfree(dev);
+			free_netdev(dev);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		tasklet_init(&grp->mpc_tasklet2,