diff --git a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
index 3506fd6ad726..519e19e23955 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
@@ -2928,7 +2928,7 @@ static int __devinit emac_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev,
 	if (dev->emac_irq != NO_IRQ)
 		irq_dispose_mapping(dev->emac_irq);
  err_free:
-	kfree(ndev);
+	free_netdev(ndev);
  err_gone:
 	/* if we were on the bootlist, remove us as we won't show up and
 	 * wake up all waiters to notify them in case they were waiting
@@ -2971,7 +2971,7 @@ static int __devexit emac_remove(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	if (dev->emac_irq != NO_IRQ)
 		irq_dispose_mapping(dev->emac_irq);
 
-	kfree(dev->ndev);
+	free_netdev(dev->ndev);
 
 	return 0;
 }