diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c
index 58af6a454761..63688e85e8da 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/netdev_rx.c
@@ -371,12 +371,9 @@ int hfi1_netdev_alloc(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 
 void hfi1_netdev_free(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 {
-	struct hfi1_netdev_priv *priv;
-
 	if (dd->dummy_netdev) {
-		priv = hfi1_netdev_priv(dd->dummy_netdev);
 		dd_dev_info(dd, "hfi1 netdev freed\n");
-		kfree(dd->dummy_netdev);
+		free_netdev(dd->dummy_netdev);
 		dd->dummy_netdev = NULL;
 	}
 }