diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
index dfb8dbbc8015..1b767c1c1411 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
@@ -2351,7 +2351,7 @@ static int remove_net_device(struct hso_device *hso_dev)
 }
 
 /* Frees our network device */
-static void hso_free_net_device(struct hso_device *hso_dev)
+static void hso_free_net_device(struct hso_device *hso_dev, bool bailout)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct hso_net *hso_net = dev2net(hso_dev);
@@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@ static void hso_free_net_device(struct hso_device *hso_dev)
 	kfree(hso_net->mux_bulk_tx_buf);
 	hso_net->mux_bulk_tx_buf = NULL;
 
-	if (hso_net->net)
+	if (hso_net->net && !bailout)
 		free_netdev(hso_net->net);
 
 	kfree(hso_dev);
@@ -2549,7 +2549,7 @@ static struct hso_device *hso_create_net_device(struct usb_interface *interface,
 
 	return hso_dev;
 exit:
-	hso_free_net_device(hso_dev);
+	hso_free_net_device(hso_dev, true);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -3126,7 +3126,7 @@ static void hso_free_interface(struct usb_interface *interface)
 				rfkill_unregister(rfk);
 				rfkill_destroy(rfk);
 			}
-			hso_free_net_device(network_table[i]);
+			hso_free_net_device(network_table[i], false);
 		}
 	}
 }