diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index 69dba35b12225f..51043a637719d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -644,9 +644,16 @@ static void gtp_link_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 static int gtp_hashtable_new(struct gtp_dev *gtp, int hsize);
-static void gtp_hashtable_free(struct gtp_dev *gtp);
 static int gtp_encap_enable(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct nlattr *data[]);
 
+static void gtp_destructor(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct gtp_dev *gtp = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	kfree(gtp->addr_hash);
+	kfree(gtp->tid_hash);
+}
+
 static int gtp_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 		       struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
 		       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
@@ -681,13 +688,15 @@ static int gtp_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	gn = net_generic(dev_net(dev), gtp_net_id);
 	list_add_rcu(&gtp->list, &gn->gtp_dev_list);
+	dev->priv_destructor = gtp_destructor;
 
 	netdev_dbg(dev, "registered new GTP interface\n");
 
 	return 0;
 
 out_hashtable:
-	gtp_hashtable_free(gtp);
+	kfree(gtp->addr_hash);
+	kfree(gtp->tid_hash);
 out_encap:
 	gtp_encap_disable(gtp);
 	return err;
@@ -696,9 +705,14 @@ static int gtp_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 static void gtp_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
 {
 	struct gtp_dev *gtp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct pdp_ctx *pctx;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < gtp->hash_size; i++)
+		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(pctx, &gtp->tid_hash[i], hlist_tid)
+			pdp_context_delete(pctx);
 
 	gtp_encap_disable(gtp);
-	gtp_hashtable_free(gtp);
 	list_del_rcu(&gtp->list);
 	unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, head);
 }
@@ -774,20 +788,6 @@ static int gtp_hashtable_new(struct gtp_dev *gtp, int hsize)
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-static void gtp_hashtable_free(struct gtp_dev *gtp)
-{
-	struct pdp_ctx *pctx;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < gtp->hash_size; i++)
-		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(pctx, &gtp->tid_hash[i], hlist_tid)
-			pdp_context_delete(pctx);
-
-	synchronize_rcu();
-	kfree(gtp->addr_hash);
-	kfree(gtp->tid_hash);
-}
-
 static struct sock *gtp_encap_enable_socket(int fd, int type,
 					    struct gtp_dev *gtp)
 {